Best Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

9 c. water
1 c. salt
1 gal. cucumbers, sliced
allspice
cloves
stick cinnamon

Preparation

Mix
enough
salt
and
water to cover.
Wrap allspice, cloves and
cinnamon in cheesecloth and place in each gallon. Let set
4 days.
Drain and soak in alum water 1 day (1 tablespoon
alum
to 1 quart of water).
Drain, soak in 1/2 vinegar and 1/2 water 1 day and drain.
Mix syrup of 1 cup vinegar and 3
cups
sugar.
Bring to a boil and pour over pickles.
Bring to boil 4 mornings and pour in jars or big crock.