Fill a gallon jar with sliced cucumbers, packed tightly, with 4 medium onions, sliced.

PICKLES SYRUP:

3 c. vinegar
3 1/2 c. sugar
1/3 c. table salt
1 tsp. alum
1 tsp. celery salt
1 tsp. mustard seed
1 tsp. turmeric

Mix ingredients well and pour over cucumbers and onions. Refrigerate. Shake well every day for 7 days.