No Cook Cucumber Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

16 lb. sliced cucumbers
salt water
alum water (2 Tbsp. alum to 1 gal. water)
1 gal. red vinegar
2 boxes pickling spice
10 lb. sugar

Preparation

Soak cucumbers in salt water (strong enough to float an egg) for 7 days.
Wash and drain.
Soak overnight in alum water; wash and drain.
Put in stone container; pour 1 gallon red vinegar over cucumbers and let set 6 hours.
Drain and discard vinegar.
Layer cucumbers, spices and sugar in container.
Let stand until it makes juice.
Stir gently until sugar is dissolved.
Let stand a while; put in jars and seal.
Use 1 jar for dinner today!