No Cook Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 gal. cut up cucumbers
10 lb. sugar
1 box pickling spice
white vinegar
alum
plain salt

Preparation

Soak cut up cucumbers for 7 days in a strong, salt water. Wash cucumbers.
Soak overnight in alum (use alum size of egg). Dissolve alum in water (enough to cover cucumbers).
Drain.
Soak for 6 hours in white vinegar.
Drain off vinegar and throw away. Layer cucumbers in jug with sugar, pickling spices, etc.
Best served cold.