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Pickled Cucumbers

Ingredients

• 600 small cucumbers
• 2 quarts of peppers
• 2 quarts of small onions
• boiling vinegar
• 1 little piece of alum
• 2 tablespoonfuls of whole cloves (optional)
• 2 tablespoonfuls of allspice (optional)

Brine

• 1 pint of salt
• 4 quarts of water

Instructions

Make enough brine to cover the pickles, and pour it, boiling, over the pickles.

Let them stand until the next morning; then pour off the brine, throw it away, make a new one, and scald again.

The third morning scald this same brine and pour it over again.

The fourth morning rinse the pickles well in cold water, and cover them with boiling vinegar.

Add alum, and whole cloves and allspice, tied in a bit of muslin, if you like the spice.

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Source

Miss Parloa's New Cook Book.