Countertop Sweet Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 gal. medium size cucumbers
1 c. plain salt
2 Tbsp. alum
2 Tbsp. water
white vinegar
2 tsp. pickling spice
6 c. sugar

Preparation

Wash and dry cucumbers, put in jar.
Dissolve salt in cold water, enough to cover.
Let stand for 4 days.
Drain off salt water.
Wash 3 times.
Slice back into jar, in chunks or thick slices.
Add alum and water to cover.
Let set 24 hours.
Drain and rinse 3 times.
Put back in jar.
Cover with white vinegar. Let set 10 days.
Drain off vinegar and discard.
Add 2 teaspoons pickling spice tied in cloth.
Add 3 cups sugar.
Shake or stir. Add 3 cups sugar in 2 more days.
Shake after each addition. Cover with lid and store on counter.