Crock Pickles

Instructions

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   Sprinkle salt over cucumbers. Bring to boiling enough water to completely

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   cover cucumber slices. Let stand 5 hours; drain and rinse well. Use a wooden

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   spoon to stir. Meanwhile, heat to boiling: 1 c. sugar 1 tsp. celery seed 2

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   tbsp. mixed pickling spices 2 tbsp. mustard seed 1 heaping tbsp. alum Pour

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   over cucumbers which have been placed in a crock or glass container. Place a

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   large plate upside down over the cucumbers using a weight on top of the plate to

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   keep cucumber under the liquid. Add 1 cup of sugar every day for 5 days and

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   stir well. Ready to eat. May leave in crock or put in glass jars with lids. I

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   make three to four recipes at a time. (I received this recipe from a friend

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    sometime ago.)

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