Crystal Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

25 medium cucumbers
brine (1 pt. salt to 1 gal. water)
alum (size of a walnut) or 1 tsp. powdered
2 sticks cinnamon
1/2 tsp. whole cloves
1 qt. vinegar
2 qt. sugar

Preparation

Put cucumbers in brine. Keep covered completely with brine or they will mold. Let stand 2 weeks. Take out of brine; wash and cut in thin slices. Put a piece of alum or 1 teaspoon powdered in enough water to cover the slices. Let stand overnight. Drain and wash. In a bag, tie cinnamon and whole cloves. Add to vinegar and sugar. Bring to boil and pour over slices. Repeat 3 mornings. On 4th morning, put slices in jars and pour the hot vinegar solution over them; seal. Not necessary, but I usually process in hot bath for 5 minutes to insure sealing.