Sour Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 lb. cucumbers
1 gal. cider vinegar
1 1/2 c. dry mustard
2 c. sugar
1 c. pickling spice
1 c. pickling salt
1/4 tsp. alum

Preparation

Wash cucumbers and let stand 3 to 4 hours in cold water. Boil mixture. Cut up cucumbers and pack in sterilized jars. Pour mixture over cucumbers. Seal.