Sweet Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 qt. cucumber slices (1/4-inch thick), unpeeled
7 1/3 c. vinegar
3 Tbsp. salt
1 Tbsp. mustard seed
6 c. sugar
2 1/4 tsp. celery seed
1 Tbsp. whole allspice

Preparation

Simmer cucumber slices in 4 cups vinegar with salt, mustard seed and 1/4 cup sugar until slices turn slightly yellow (about 15 minutes).
Cook in covered pot.
Do not overcook.
Drain; discard liquid.
Spoon slices into hot, sterilized jars.
Bring to boil 3 1/3 cups vinegar, 5 3/4 cups sugar, celery seed and allspice. Pour over pickles.
Seal at once and process in boiling water bath in canner 5 minutes.
Remove jars.
Makes 5 pints.