Sweet Pickles

配料

16 pounds pickles

6 pounds sugar

Salt

1 gallon vinegar

2 ounces alum

2 ounces cinnamon sticks (3)

3 tablespoons pickling spices

2 ounces celery seeds

步骤

Soak pickles in brine for 3 days; drain

(For brine, use plain salt and dissolve in water Add salt til egg floats on top; salt shouldn't settle)

Soak pickles in clear water for 3 days; drain

Dissolve alum in water, enough to cover pickles

Simmer, do not boil, for 2 hours

Drain and slice pickles

Add vinegar, spices and 1/2 of sugar

Bring to boil; cool and let sit

Next day, pour off vinegar and reheat to boil

Add more sugar; pour back over pickles

Second day, pour off vinegar

Add rest of sugar; bring to boil

Pour back over pickles

Third day, pack pickles in hot, sterile jars

Pour boiling vinegar over them

Wipe top of jar then seal

If don't seal on their own, pack in boiling bath for 5 minutes