roche@rochester (James Roche) (11/14/86)
SOUR-PICKLES-1(AV) USENET Cookbook SOUR-PICKLES-1(AV)
SOUR CUCUMBER PICKLES
SOUR-PICKLES-1 - The most lip smackin' pickles you ever
tasted.
This recipe came from my wife's grandmother.
INGREDIENTS (makes 4 cups)
4 cups small cucumbers
4 tsp sugar
2 tsp canning/pickling salt
2 tsp dry mustard
1/8 tsp alum
cider vinegar
water
PROCEDURE
(1) Wash cucumbers in cool water and pack into a can-
ning jar big enough to hold them.
(2) Add sugar, salt, dry mustard, and alum.
(3) Fill jar about 2/3 full with vinegar. Fill remain-
ing portion of jar to cover cucumbers with water.
(4) Put lid on jar.
(5) Agitate lightly every day for about a week to mix
spices in with cucumbers. Then put in a cool dark
place for about 3 months while the cucumbers work.
NOTES
Don't be too impatient to try the pickles. They taste terri-
ble if they haven't worked. Also, you do not have to seal
these jars. They will keep for quite some time if stored in
a cool/dark location.
RATING
Difficulty: easy Time: 10 minutes preparation, 3 months
waiting. Precision: Approximate measurement OK.
CONTRIBUTOR
Jim Roche
University of Rochester Rochester, NY
roche@rochester.arpa caip!rochester!roche