Shake A Pickle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. white vinegar
1/3 c. salt minus 1 Tbsp.
1 tsp. celery seed
1 tsp. powdered alum (a must)
3 1/2 c. sugar
2 tsp. mustard seed
1 tsp. turmeric
1 gal. unpeeled cukes, sliced

Preparation

Stir all ingredients until dissolved.
Slice 1 gallon unpeeled cukes and pack solid in a gallon glass jar.
Pour brine over cukes.
Set out at room temperature and shake 3 to 4 times a day for 3 days.
After 3 days, place in refrigerator.
Will keep for weeks.