Cucumber Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

small white pickling cucumbers
water
2/3 c. sugar
salt
2 c. vinegar

Preparation

Wash cucumbers. Soak overnight in salted water (1 handful of salt for every 1/2 gallon of water).
Drain.
Cover cucumbers with boiling water.
Allow to stand for 10 minutes.
Drain and pack into sterilized jars.
Combine vinegar, 1 cup water and sugar. Bring to a boil and allow to boil for about 10 minutes.
Pour hot vinegar solution over cucumbers in jars.
Seal.