Plastic Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. cucumbers (cut crosswise)
1 box alum
1 qt. lime
1/2 box allspice
vinegar (to cover)
salt
6 lb. sugar

Preparation

Soak in lime water for 11 or 12 hours.
Wash in cold water. Soak cucumbers in salt water for 4 hours.
Drain.
Soak in clear water for 2 hours.
Bring to boil in alum water.
Wash in hot water.
Boil for 30 minutes in vinegar and spices mixture.
Let stand overnight.
Can.