Sweet Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Large cucumbers - take out seeds with a spoon, slice 1/4 inch thick
1 1/2 c. pickling salt
4 qt. water
1 Tbsp. alum

Preparation

Soak cucumbers for three days in pickling salt and water. Drain.
Soak in ice water two days changing water both days, then drain.
Simmer (one hour or more until pickles are clear) in water and 1 Tbsp. alum.
Rinse and drain well.