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Sour cucumber pickles 40 to 50 medium cucumbers 1 gallon cider vinegar (5 percent acidity) 1 quart water 1 cup pickling salt 1 cup sugar 1 cup whole mustard seeds Wash cucumbers; remove 1/4 inch from ends. Pack cucumbers into hot sterilized quart jars, leaving 1inch headspace. Combine remaining ingredients in a Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Pour hot vinegar mixture over cucumbers, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Cover at once with metal lids, and screw on bands. Process in boiling-water bath 10 minutes. Yield: 8 quarts.

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