MILLION DOLLAR PICKLES
25 Cucumbers
1 tsp whole cloves
2 tbsp alum
1 quart vinegar (white)
2 quarts sugar
2 sticks cinnamon
How to prepare them:
Don’t wash the cucumbers. Make brine to float an egg. Put cucumbers in a jar and let stand for 2 weeks in a cool dark place. then was them and cut in inch lengths put in alum water 24 hours. Drain- Wipe dry each piece with a cloth. Put cucumbers back in jar. Make syrup with vinegar, sugar, and spices. Pour over cucumbers. Reheat syrup and pour over pickles every day for 4 days. On 5th day pack cucumbers in jars and heat syrup and pour over pickles and seal.
(note I have not tried this one yet- got it from my neighbor Posie)
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