Receta 7 Day Pickles
Ingredientes
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Direcciones
- Scrub cucumbers. Throw away any with blemishes.
- Bring one half gallon water and one c. salt to a boil. Pour this brine over 1 gallon sliced cucumbers in a crockor or possibly other nonreactive container. select a dish to fit the top of the crock in order to weigh down the cucumbers and keep them under the solution.
- Place a clean towel over the container and allow to stand for 4 days. On the fifth day, drain brine from the cucumbers, rinse well and drain again.
- Boil another half gallon of water, adding alum. Pour mix over cucumbers and allow to stand for another day. On the sixth day, drain again.
- Boil another half gallon of water, adding powdered ginger; pour mix over cucumbers.
- On the seventh day, drain again. Boil 1 qt vinegar, sugar, celery seed, cloves and cinnamon.
- Bring mix to a boil; add in cucumbers. Seal in warm sterilized jars and process in a boiling water bath for 10 min.