Sweet Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

cucumbers, sliced
1 c. plain salt
water
2 lb. powdered alum
more water
white vinegar
3 c. sugar (for 3 days; total 9 c.)
1 Tbsp. pickling spice

Preparation

Slice cucumbers and pack in gallon jar.
Mix plain salt in enough water to cover cucumbers.
Let set 4 days.
Wash 3 times. Mix powdered alum with enough water to cover cucumbers.
Let stand 24 hours.
Wash 3 times again.
Drain and put back into jar. Cover with white vinegar for 10 days.
Pour off vinegar.
Add 3 cups of sugar a day for 3 days.
Add pickling spice.
Can or leave in gallon jar.