Nine Day Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

40 medium cucumbers
1 pt. vinegar
1 qt. white vinegar
4 tsp. whole allspice
salt
3 tsp. alum
7 lb. sugar (14 c.)
1/2 to 3/4 box cinnamon

Preparation

Soak cucumbers in brine (2 cups salt to 1 gallon water).
Soak for 3 days.
Drain.
Put fresh water on each day for the next 7 days.