CRYSTAL CUKES

      Title: CRYSTAL CUKES
  Categories: Pickles
       Yield: 16 Servings
  
       4 lb Cucumbers, Sliced
       1 c  Salt
       1 ga Ater
       1 ts Alum
       1 tb Powdered Ginger
       2 c  Water
       6 c  Sugar
       1 qt Vinegar
       1 tb Cinnamon Sticks, Broken
       1 tb Whole Celery Seed
       1 tb Whole All Spice
       1 tb Whole Cloves
  
   Place the washed and sliced cucumbers in a brine made of the salt and
   gallon of water.  Let stand in the brine for 8 days. Drain. Boil
   cucumbers in enough water to cover the cucumbers and the alum. Drain
   again. Mix the 2 cups of water, sugar and vinegar. Place broken
   cinnamon sticks, all spice, cloves and celery seed in a cloth sack.
   Place sack in vinegar mixture. Bring to a boil with occasional
   stirring. Drop in cucumbers and boil until clea, transparent and
   tender. Pack into hot quart jars. Fill jars to top with syrup and
   seal.
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