Apple Bin Inn

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Heritage Recipe

Crisp Sweet Pickles Recipe

Growing up in Lancaster County means a big garden in your back yard and weekly visits to the local Farmer's Market still open three days a week. One of our summer traditions was to make sweet pickles in old crocks to fill the pantry for winter. Ingredients are listed and directions are given, but don't forget the most important thing in the meal is love from the cook. ... Debbie Hershey (former innkeeper)

Ingredients:

7 pounds medium-size pickles (cucumbers), cut into small slices

Day One:

Make Brine of:

1 pint salt to 1 gallon water

Put pickles in brine for 5 days. Cover with weight, stir daily

Day 6:

Drain and soak in clear water for 2 days

Day 8:

Drain and cover with boiling water and 2 Tablespoons alum (dissolved)

Day 9:

Drain and cover with boiling water, let stand, cool, and drain

Make syrup and pour over pickles while hot

Syrup:

6 pounds sugar

3 pints vinegar

4 teaspoons whole mixed pickling spice

4 teaspoons celery seed

Day 10:

Drain, heat syrup and pour over pickles again

Day 11:

Drain, heat syrup, put pickles in small jars, cover with hot syrup and seal jars immediately.

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