Sweet Pickles Recipe

Posted by Grandma Jeanne on December 2, 2005

This old recipe for sweet pickles is from a notebook my Grandma Ida (born in 1906) kept of her favorite recipes. The top of the recipe has the name of a good friend of my grandmothers, Mrs. M. Gess. This old recipe is probably from the 1930s or 1940s.

Boil 1 cup salt to 1 gallon water.

Pour over pickles 3 times.

The first day as each amount gets cool reheat brine and pour over again.

The second day take 1/2 water, 1/2 vinegar, and alum size of egg. Heat pickles in this for 45 minutes at boiling point.

Let stand for 2 days.

Then drain and wipe dry. Place in jar and cover with syrup. 1 cup sugar to 1 cup vinegar and mixed spices. Then seal.