Danish White Cucumber Pickles

==Description==
This is my mother's recipe with a few adaptations by me. They are wonderful crisp white, sweet pickles that go well with anything (except maybe ice cream). You nearly always see this pickle on Danish open faced Liver pate sandwiches.
 
===Ingredients===
*7 	large cucumbers	(cukes must be very large but not soft or yellow) 
*8 	cups Sugar	
*8 1/2 	cups pickling vinegar	
*1 	cup water	
====Divide, into each of the 8 jars before packing====
*8 	hot pepper, 1 each	(optional) 
*8 	teaspoons mustard seeds, 1 tsp each	
*8 	small bay leaves, 1 each	
*4 	teaspoons dill seeds, 1/2 tsp each	
*80 	whole white peppercorns, 10 each		
===Directions===
Sterilize 8 Pint jars.
Make syrup by, putting the Sugar, vinegar and water in a large pot, stirring until the Sugar disolves, and bring to a boil, when you fill jars have it at a full boil.
Peel the cucumbers, cut in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds.
Cut cucumbers into1/2 " spears that are about 3/4 " shorter than the pint jar, thus allowing some headroom. As you are cutting up the cukes put the prepared ones in ice-water until you put them into the jars Pack jars tightly with the spears standing upright( spears go on top of the spices already in the jar).
Fill jars with boiling vinegar/syrup and seal.
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==See also==
Category: Scandinavian AppetizersCategory:Appetizers
Category: Scandinavian Vegetarian
Category: Scandinavian Snacks
Category:Vegetarian 
Category:Recipes
Category:Snacks 
Category:Scandinavian Recipes
Category: Cucumber Side Dish Recipes
category:white pepper Recipes
category:mustard seeds Recipes
category:chile Recipes
category:vinegar Recipes
category:Sugar Recipes
category:granulated sugar Recipes
category:cream Recipes
category:water Recipes
category:dill seed Recipes
category:bay leaf Recipes
category:cucumber Recipes
category:cucumber Recipes
category:ice Recipes