Virginia Chunk Sweet Pickles

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   ["Make brine of a proportion of 2 cups salt to one gallon water. Boil", "and pour over cucumbers, boiling hot.", "Let stand one", "week. In", "hot", "weather, skim", "daily.", "Drain", "and cut in chunks.", "For the", "next", "three", "mornings,", "make", "a boiling hot solution", "of one gallon water and one tablespoon powdered alum and", "pour", "over the pickles.", "On the fourth morning, drain the alum", "water", "and", "heat 6", "cups vinegar, 5 cups sugar, 1/3 cup pickling", "spice", "and 1 tablespoon celery seed to boiling point and pour", "over", "the pickles.", "On the fifth morning, drain off this liquid", "and save; add 2 more cups sugar to the liquid and heat to", "boiling", "point; pour over the pickles.", "On the sixth morning, drain", "liquid", "again and save; add one more cup sugar and", "heat;", "pack", "the", "pickles in sterilized canning jars and pour the", "liquid", "over", "until the jars are filled;", "seal while hot."]

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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