Bread And Butter Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 qts. sliced cucumbers
6 c. sugar
1 c. salt
1 Tbsp. celery seed
1 1/2 qt. vinegar
6 onions, sliced-med. size
1/2 c. mustard seed
1/4 to 1/3 tsp. cayenne pepper

Preparation

Take medium sized cucumbers and lay in strong salt brine for three days, weigh them down with a plate or board so cucumbers are under brine.
Pour off the brine and lay in fresh water 2 days. Take weak vinegar and a piece of alum, put pickles in and let come just to a boil and then remove from stove and let them lay in the hot vinegar for 1 hour.
Remove pickles and cut in one inch chunks.