Cucumber Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

cucumbers
vinegar
sugar
oil of cloves

Preparation

Wash cucumbers and pack in gallon jars.
Cover with vinegar. Let stand 6 weeks.
Pour off vinegar; slice cucumbers.
Put a layer of cucumbers and a layer of sugar until the jar is full, using about 4 1/2 pounds sugar.
Add 2 or 3 drops oil of cloves. Shake jars everyday until sugar has dissolved.