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TNT SWEET PICKLES
2 gallons cucumbers
2 Tbsp. salt
1 cup lime
3 quarts vinegar
10 cups sugar
1 Tbsp. pickling spice
Cut up cucumbers into slices. Add salt and lime. Add enough water to cover cucumbers. Allow to stand for 24 hours. Drain and rinse cucumbers thoroughly of all lime. Soak in clear water for one hour. Again, rinse thoroughly. Mix vinegar, sugar, and pickling spice. Bring to a boil. Put cucumbers in mixture. Cook one hour or until cucumbers change color. Pack pickles in sterilized pint jars to store.
A boy doesn't have to go to war to be a hero; he can say he doesn't like pie when he sees there isn't enough to go around.
~E.W. Howe
Eliminate fat from soup and stew by dropping ice cubes into the pot. As you stir, the fat will cling to the cubes. Discard the cubes before they melt.
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