No-Seal Sweet Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 lb. cucumbers, sliced
1 qt. vinegar
2 tsp. mustard seed
1 tsp. powdered alum
5 c. sugar (added separately)
1/3 c. salt
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. celery seed
2 tsp. pickle spice mix

Preparation

Sprinkle salt over cucumbers and cover with boiling water. Let stand overnight, then drain.
Combine all remaining ingredients in saucepan.
Bring to a boil and pour over cucumbers. Let stand for 5 days, adding 1 cup sugar each day.
Stir well. You do not have to seal or refrigerate.