churn--no seal sweet pickles

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Martha Wyatt
Bath Springs, TN

These pickles are so good and the best part is no canning is used.

(1 rating)

Ingredients For churn--no seal sweet pickles

  • 3 gal
    cucumbers, sliced
  • 2 c
    canning salt
  • 1 gal
    hot water
  • 1/2 box
    alum
  • 10 lb
    sugar
  • 1 box
    pickling spice
  • 1 gal
    white vinegar

How To Make churn--no seal sweet pickles

  • 1
    Use a stone or glass churn as your container. Place cucumbers in container then dissolve salt in hot water and pour over cucumbers. You can keep all the cucumbers under the water by laying on a saucer and weighing it down. Let soak 8 days. Pour off water and rinse cucumbers. Put 1/2 box alum in enough warm water to cover cucumbers, let stay overnight. Pour off and then pour vinegar over and let sit 6 hours. Pour off. Place a layer of pickles and a layer of sugar until they are all covered. Tie pickling spice in a thin cloth and place in middle of churn. Cover and use as needed. Sugar will melt. Do not use a metal container. You can discard vinegar.

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