Name: Green Sweet Chunk Pickles
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 8 lb. cucumbers; 1 1/2 c. pickle salt; 15 c. water; 1 1/2 Tbsp. alum; 1 1/2 Tbsp. ginger; 1 1/2 qt. vinegar; 3/4 qt. water; 4 1/2 lb. white sugar; 2 Tbsp. stick cinnamon; 2 Tbsp. cloves (whole); 2 Tbsp. celery seed; green food color

1

Slice cucumbers.

2

Soak in salt and water for 3 days.

3

Drain. Cover with water.

4

Add alum and scald.

5

Let stand 1/2 day.

6

Drain. Cover with water.

7

Add ginger.

8

Scald; let stand 1/2 hour. Drain.

9

Boil vinegar, water and sugar.

10

In a bag (cheesecloth) put cinnamon, cloves and celery seed.

11

Add to water mix.

12

Add food color.

13

Boil and pour over cucumbers.

14

Let stand.

15

Repeat 3 days and then can.

Green Sweet Chunk Pickles

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