Sweet Cucumber Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 qt. thinly sliced cucumbers
1/3 c. salt
3 c. vinegar
1 1/2 tsp. turmeric
2 Tbsp. mustard seed
5 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. celery seed
1/2 tsp. alum

Preparation

Soak cucumbers in salt water with ice cubes for 2 hours and drain.
Bring remaining ingredients to boil for a brine and add pickles.
Boil just to heat through.
Put in jars and seal.
Makes 10 pints.