1st week - soak 1/2 bushel fresh pickles in salt water. (1 1/2 cups salt in 1 gallon water.) Weight down so all are covered. (Skim off any mold as it appears.)

1st day: Drain and cover with boiling water (keep weighted down until put into jars).

2nd day: Drain, slice, then add 1 heaping tablespoon alum. Cover with boiling water.

3rd day: Drain. Cover with boiling water.

4th day: Mix and bring to a boil: 18 c. sugar (10 lb.) 3-4 sticks cinnamon 1 heaping tsp. celery salt 1 heaping tbsp. whole cloves

Drain cucumbers and cover with boiling syrup.

5th day: Drain off syrup, boil syrup and cover pickles.

6th day: Repeat day 5.

7th day: Repeat.

8th day: Drain. Pack in clean jars. Pour boiling syrup over and seal.