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Crispy Pickles Recipe

  1. Put whole pickles in salt water strong enough to carry an egg.
  2. Let stand 3 days.
  3. Drain and put fresh water on them (without salt) for 3 days.
  4. Slice and put in cold water.
  5. Add 1 tablespoon of alum and a little vinegar and heat until as green as grass.
  6. Stir continually, then drain.
  7. Take 4 pounds of sugar to 7 pounds of pickles, 1 pint vinegar, 1/4 ounce of whole cinnamon, 1/4 ounce of whole allspice and make a syrup and pour over sliced pickles.
  8. Pour syrup off and heat and pour over them for 2 consecutive days.
  9. On the third day, put pickles in the syrup and let them get hot but do not boil them.
  10. The pickles are ready to put in jars and seal.

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