• Nat'l Cucumer Month - 3

    From Dave Drum@1:396/45 to All on Thu Jun 12 15:30:24 2025
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    Title: Senfgurken - Ripe Cucumber Pickles
    Categories: Squash, Herbs, Preserving
    Yield: 3 Quarts

    12 lg Cucumbers; very ripe
    1/2 c Salt
    4 1/2 c Water
    6 c Sugar
    1 qt Vinegar
    2 tb Mustard seeds
    1 tb Whole cloves
    1 (1") cinnamon stick

    Wash cucumbers; peel, cut in halves lengthwise and
    scoop out seeds.

    Let stand overnight in a brine made of the salt & water.

    Drain very well and cut into pieces.

    Tie spices into a cheesecloth bag.

    Bring sugar, vinegar and spices to a boil; add cucumbers
    and boil until cukes begin to look transparent but are
    still crisp.

    Fill sterilized jars and seal.

    From the Pennsylvania Dutch chapter of the United States
    Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago,
    1947. By Molly Paul

    Yield: 3 quarts

    RECIPE FROM: http://www.food.com

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