Sweet Dill Pickles - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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1 pkg. unpeeled cucumbers, sliced
1 pt. salt
3 qt. boiling water
2 tsp. alum
2 tsp. celery seed
2 1/2 qt. vinegar
5 stalks dill
12 c. sugar
Preparation
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Place cucumbers and 1 pint salt in 3 quarts boiling water.
Let stand 1 week.
Drain; cover with boiling water and let stand 24 hours.
Drain.
Add alum; cover with boiling water and let stand 24 hours.
Add celery seed, vinegar, dill and 3 cups sugar and let stand without heating for 24 hours.
Keep this syrup when draining. Add 2 cups sugar and let stand 24 hours.
Drain syrup; bring to boil, add 3 cups sugar and let stand 24 hours.
Drain syrup; bring to boil, add 4 cups sugar and let stand 24 hours.
Bring to boil and can.
Add the cucumbers to each step.
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