Nine Day Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

pickles
3 tsp. alum
sugar
salt
vinegar
spices (as desired)

Preparation

Wash pickles and slice.
Add 1 cup salt to every gallon and add boiling water.
Let stand 3 days.
Take out and wash.
Put 3 tablespoons alum in plain water; let stand 3 days.
Take out and wash pickles.
Heat vinegar, spices and sugar (1 cup sugar to 1 cup vinegar). Pour over pickles and let stand 3 days.
Put in jars.
Heat vinegar mixture and seal.