Sweet Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. cucumbers
7 c. sugar
5 c. dark vinegar
1/2 c. salt
1/4 c. alum
2 c. pickling lime
2 gal. water
1/2 box pickling spice

Preparation

Soak cucumbers for 24 hours in lime water.
Drain and soak four hours in salt water.
Drain and rinse.
Soak 2 hours in clear water.
Cover with alum and water and bring to a rapid boil.
Drain and rinse.
Place in vinegar, sugar and spices.
Cook 30 minutes. Pack in jars and pour juice over pickles.
Seal.