Chunk Sweet Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. cucumbers
1 c. pickling salt
1 gal. water
1 c. vinegar
2 Tbsp. alum
3 c. sugar
3 c. vinegar
whole mix pickle spices tied in bag

Preparation

Wash cucumbers in cold water and slice 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick. Soak for 3 days in salt brine strong enough to hold an egg (pickling salt and 1 gallon water).
Pour off salt water, then soak for 3 days in clear water, changing water every day.
Remove from water; put in kettle and add vinegar, alum and enough hot water to cover.
Simmer for 1 hour; gently stir several times.
Drain.