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Lazy Housewife Pickles

Source of Recipe

Brenda-Lee Olson


Recipe Introduction

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Recipe Link: www.e-celiacs.org

List of Ingredients

Vegetables:
3- to 5-inch cucumbers
onions, sliced
garlic cloves, sliced
powdered alum or minced onion and minced garlic

Pickling Solution:
4 c white granulated sugar
1/2 c canning or kosher salt, never use iodized salt for canning
1 qt apple cider vinegar
1 pt tap water
2 1/2 t celery seed



Recipe

Wash and clean cucumbers and remove spines. Cut lengthwise.

In the bottom of each quart jar, place two slices of onion and two slices of a garlic clove.

Pack in the cucumbers.

Add two slices of onion and two slices of a garlic clove to the top of the jar.

In addition, add a pea-sized piece of powdered alum to the top of each jar. [One half teaspoon of minced onion and a few pieces of minced garlic may be used as a substitute].

Mix ingredients for pickling solution in a saucepan.

Simmer slowly for 6 to 8 minutes.

Then boil over High heat to a rolling boil.

Stir with a wooden spoon.

Pour over cucumbers packed in quart jars. Be sure to allow one half inch head space in the top of the jar.

Seal with a Mason jar lid [with a glass top inside] and a
rubber jar ring.

Store in a dark, cool area. Wait 3 to 4 weeks before using.