Delicious Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

water
1 c. salt
1 gal. cucumbers
2 Tbsp. alum
2 Tbsp. pickling spices
3 c. sugar

Preparation

Dissolve salt in 11 cups water.
Pour over cucumbers (size that will slice).
Let stand in cool place 2 weeks (keeping covered and skimmed).
After 2 weeks, wash off the brine and slice lengthwise, then cover with water and alum.
Let stand 3 hours and drain. Next, pour vinegar to cover.
Add pickling spices.
Let stand 24 hours.
Drain; discard solution.
Add 3 cups sugar 3 mornings straight, stirring gently to dissolve the sugar (this makes the syrup).
Put in gallon jugs or jars.
(Don't need to seal.)