Sugar Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 gal. cucumbers
1 c. salt
1 gal. vinegar
3/4 c. alum
1 box pickling spice
sugar
boiling hot water

Preparation

Wash and place whole cucumbers in glossy stone jar.
Put salt in 1 gallon boiled water.
Pour over cucumbers and let stand for 24 hours.
Pour off brine; add powdered alum to 1 gallon hot water. Let stand 24 hours.
Pour off water.
Add 1 gallon hot clear water and let stand 24 hours.
Pour off water.
Boil 1 gallon of vinegar with spices.
Pour over cucumbers and let stand 9 days.
Remove cucumbers from vinegar.
Slice in round slices.
Place in jars; alternate layer of cucumbers with layers of sugar.