Crispy Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

cucumbers (very fresh)
plain salt
alum
vinegar (I use white)
9 c. sugar
pickling spice

Preparation

Fill a gallon jug with sliced cucumbers (about 1/4 inch thick).
Add one cup plain salt and water to fill jug.
Soak 4 days.
Wash and soak 24 hours in two tablespoons of alum and water to cover cucumbers.
Wash and cover with vinegar for 10 days. Wash and add 3 cups sugar each day for 3 days.
Add pickling spice in a cloth (however much you like).
May be put in pint jars or left in gallon jug.