No Seal Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

14 lb. cucumbers
10 lb. sugar
3 Tbsp. alum
apple cider vinegar
2 Tbsp. mixed spice

Preparation

Cut up cucumbers.
Cover in salt water, that will float an egg, for 8 days.
Drain.
Wash in clear water; soak overnight in alum water.
Use 3 tablespoons of alum to 1 gallon of water.
Wash and drain.
Cover cucumbers in vinegar and soak for 6 hours.
Drain off vinegar.
Alternate layer of pickles, layer of sugar and 2 tablespoons mixed spice.