Aristocrat Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

36 cucumber pickles (5-inch long)
1 gal. water
1 c. salt
1 Tbsp. alum
1 Tbsp. ginger
3 lb. white sugar
1 gal. vinegar
1 pt. water (or more)
1 spice bag with 1 Tbsp. celery salt, 1 Tbsp. whole cloves, 1 tsp. salt and 2 sticks cinnamon

Preparation

Slice cucumbers thin.
Make cool brine of water and salt. Pour over cucumbers and let stand 1 week.
Stir every morning. Drain pickles and cover with cold water (just to cover) mixed with alum.
Simmer 10 minutes, then drain.