American Medium Mrs. F.L. Gillette

Ripe Cucumber Pickles

Original Recipe

Pare and seed ripe cucumbers. Slice each cucumber lengthwise into four pieces, or cut it into fancy shapes, as preferred. Let them stand twenty-four hours covered with cold vinegar. Drain them; then put them into fresh vinegar, with two pounds of sugar and one ounce of cassia buds to one quart of vinegar, and a tablespoonful of salt. Boil all together twenty minutes. Cover them closely in a jar.

Ingredients

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  • 4 pieces
  • 4 hours covered with cold vinegar
  • 2 pounds of sugar and one ounce of cassia buds to one quart of vinegar
  • 1 tablespoonful of salt
  • 1 jar

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Pare and seed ripe cucumbers.

  2. 2

    Slice each cucumber lengthwise into four pieces, or cut it into fancy shapes, as preferred.

  3. 3

    Let them stand twenty-four hours covered with cold vinegar.

  4. 4

    Drain them; then put them into fresh vinegar, with two pounds of sugar and one ounce of cassia buds to one quart of vinegar, and a tablespoonful of salt.

  5. 5

    Boil all together twenty minutes.

  6. 6

    Cover them closely in a jar.

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