Fern'S No Trouble Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

pickling salt
cucumbers
alum
7 or 8 c. sugar
3 c. white vinegar
4 c. water

Preparation

Slice medium size cucumbers lengthwise; pack cold in quart jars.
Add 1 tsp. salt and pinch of alum in each jar.
Dissolve sugar in vinegar and water; boil rapidly.
Pour over cucumbers in jars and seal.
Process in boiling water bath for about 10 minutes, or until they begin to change color.