2 gal. cucumber slices
1 gal. boiling water
1 pt. salt
Alum

SYRUP:

2 qt. vinegar
8 pt. sugar
1/2 box pickling spice (tied in bag)

Wash and cut cucumbers in slices. Boil water and salt; pour over cucumbers that have been placed in a crock. Put a plate on top and weigh down. Let stand a week. Get scum off every day, if any forms. Drain and wash well.

Boil another gallon of water with lump alum, size of a walnut, or 1 box. Pour over cucumbers in crock and let set 24 hours. Drain and rinse well.

Make syrup. Pour over cucumbers while hot. Drain off and reheat 4 times for 4 days. Drain from cucumbers. Boil and pour over cucumbers after they have been packed in jars. Seal by putting jars in hot water bath 10 minutes. Makes 10-12 pints.