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Sweet-Sour Cucumbers

Sliced cucumbers steeped in a shaken quart-jar brine of vinegar, sugar, celery seed and mustard seed.

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Before you start: No amount is given for the cucumbers. The brine fills a quart jar, so plan on enough sliced cucumbers to fill a large bowl.

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cup cold water
  • 1 1/2 cup vinegar
  • 1 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup onion
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon celery seed
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon mustard seed
  • Sliced cucumbers (amount not specified)

Directions

  1. Shake brine ingredients together in a quart jar.
  2. Add to sliced cucumbers.

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