Sliced cucumbers to fill a gallon jar
2 sliced onions
4 c. sugar
4 c. vinegar
1/4 c. (scant) pickling salt
1 1/2 tsp. celery seed
1 1/2 tsp. mustard seed
1 1/2 tsp. tumeric
2 tsp. pickling spices
Pinch of alum

Slice enough cucumbers to fill a gallon jar. Soak overnight in a solution of 1 cup lime and 2 gallons of water. Drain and rinse several times. Place cucumbers and sliced onions in gallon jar, alternating layers.

Dissolve sugar, vinegar, salt and spices together. Put solution on cucumbers and onions COLD. Place jar in refrigerator. Stir once a day for 5 days. Can be eaten after the fifth day.