Dry Mustard Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 c. vinegar
5 c. water
6 2/3 c. sugar
1 c. dry mustard
1/2 c. salt
small cucumbers to pickle

Preparation

Pack cucumbers in clean jars.
Put a pinch of alum over cucumbers.
Put the rest of the ingredients in a pan and bring to a boil.
Pour over the cucumbers.