Lazy Day Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

cucumbers
4 Tbsp. pickling spices (mixed)
4 Tbsp. canning salt
4 Tbsp. alum
vinegar
sugar

Preparation

Wash and slice enough cucumbers to fill a gallon glass jar. Add spices (in tied cloth), salt and alum, then cover with cold vinegar.
Let set in dark place for 6 weeks.
Date top of lid when to take out.
At that time, drain off vinegar (do not wash). Layer back into jar with 8 to 10 cups of sugar.
Cloth with 5 spices may be added back to jar.
Let stand until sugar is dissolved.
Leave on pantry shelf.
Take out as many as needed and chill in refrigerator, then serve.
The rest can stay on shelf until used up.
Very crisp.