Sun Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

cucumbers
3 qt. water
1 qt. vinegar
1 c. kosher salt
dill tops
1 garlic clove
1/16 tsp. alum
slice of bread

Preparation

Bring water, vinegar and kosher salt to a boil and cool.
Put cukes in jar with dill tops, garlic and alum.
Cover with water mixture.
Place slice of bread on top of cukes.
Cover with foil. Set in sunlight for 3 days.
Remove bread.
Replace with lid.
Keep in refrigerator.