Cucumber Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 peck or 50 (5 to 6-inch) cucumbers
2 heaping c. salt
2 heaping tsp. fine alum
5 c. cider vinegar
10 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. mixed spices

Preparation

First
Day:
Wash
cucumbers,
put
in large container. Mix salt in a gallon of boiling water and pour over cucumbers. Let stand 24 hours in brine.