Title: Cucumber Sweet Pickle (Short Process)
Categories: Pickle Preserve Ethnic
Yield: 4 Quarts

1	ga	Cucumbers
6	c	Sugar
1	c	Salt
1	c	Water
1 1/2	qt	Vinegar
2	tb	Mixed spices

Wash cucumbers and wipe them dry. Dissolve salt in 1 gallon cold water and pour over cucumbers. Let stand 24 hours and drain. Puncture each cucumber 3 times with a needle. Combine 1/2 of the sugar, vinegar, water, and spices. Simmer liquid for 30 minutes. Add cucumbers to liquid and continue to simmer 15 minutes. Let stand in a jar for 2 days. Drain off the liquid and pack pickles in hot jars. Add remaining sugar to liquid and boil for 5 minutes. Pour over pickles and seal.

Mrs. Roy E. Blosser of Ohio _Mennonite Community Cookbook_ Mary Emma Showalter 1950 The Mennonite Community Association ISBN 87883-0411 Typos by Jeff Pruett

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