Aunt Poly'S Sweet Pickles
["1 gal. jug whole dill pickles", "5 lb. bag sugar, less 1 c.", "1 oz. Tabasco hot sauce", "pickling spices (optional)"]
["Drain off and throw away all vinegar from the jug of dill pickles.", "Cut pickles into wheels, do not cut too thin.", "Return the pickles to gallon jug and add the sugar to pickles.", "(It works best if you layer the pickles and sugar a couple times.)", "Tighten the lid on jar and turn; shake the jar several times a day until all sugar has dissolved.", "Add 1 ounce of Tabasco hot sauce and mix well.", "You can do this by turning jug upside down several times. The pickles will be crisp in a week to 10 days."]
["dill pickles", "sugar", "hot sauce", "pickling spices"]