Amy Purvis Pickles(Easy, Sweet)
- 10 lb. cucumbers
- 9 lb. sugar
- 2 Tbsp. whole allspice
- 2 Tbsp. whole cloves
- 1 box cinnamon bark, crumbled
- canning and pickling salt
- white vinegar
- Weigh cucumbers.
- For every 10 pounds of cucumbers, use the amount of ingredients as listed.
- Cover washed cucumbers with strong enough brine to float an egg.
- Weight down and let stand 3 weeks.
- Drain.
- Scald with boiling water and return to washed, scalded crock.
- Cover with cold white vinegar and let stand 10 days.
- Drain well; discard vinegar and cut into 3/4-inch pieces. Add and mix well together the above ingredients.
- Combine with cucumber pieces, stirring well.
- Stir occasionally.
- That's all there is to it!
- The vinegar clinging to the cucumber pieces is all the liquid you need.
- The sugar will dissolve to form heavy syrup.
- No sealing; no cooking.
- Just keep in crock.
- Very crisp.
cucumbers, sugar, whole allspice, whole cloves, cinnamon bark, canning, white vinegar
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=484034 (may not work)