Million Dollar Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

25 cucumbers (2 gallons)
1 qt. vinegar
2 Tbsp. powdered alum
1 tsp. whole cloves
2 sticks cinnamon
2 qt. sugar

Preparation

Make brine (water and salt) to float an egg.
Pour over cucumbers and let stand 2 weeks.
Take out of brine, rinse off and cut crosswise into 1-inch chunks.
Add alum, cover with cold water and let stand 24 hours.
Drain, wipe dry with cloth and put back in jar.
Make syrup and pour over cucumbers.