Freezer Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 cucumbers, sliced thin
1 large onion
2 Tbsp. salt
1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. vinegar
1/4 c. water
1 tsp. mixed whole pickling spices
pinch of powdered alum (just add to syrup while it is heating)

Preparation

Put cucumbers, onion and salt in a large bowl of water; place a plate on top of this and let stand for 2 hours.
Boil sugar, vinegar, water and pickling spices together until it comes to a full boil.
Drain the cukes and onions and pack in plastic containers...you can use any empty plastic containers you might have around, i.e., butter containers and the like.
Pour the hot mixture over these.
Seal with plastic lids and store in freezer. Keeps for months in the freezer.
Voila!
Just thaw out when ready to use!