Refrigerator Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 gal. sliced cucumbers
4 c. sugar
4 c. vinegar
1/2 c. salt
1 1/2 c. mustard seed
1 1/2 tsp. celery seed
1 1/2 tsp. turmeric
1 tsp. powdered alum
sliced onion (optional)

Preparation

Mix all ingredients and pour over sliced cucumbers in gallon jar and refrigerate.