Shaker Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

10 medium cucumbers, sliced (maybe more)
4 -8 onions, sliced
Mixture
3 1/2 cups sugar
3 cups white vinegar
1/3 cup salt
1 teaspoon alum
1 teaspoon celery seed
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon turmeric

Preparation

Fill gallon jar with sliced cucumbers and 4 to 8 onions (depending on your taste).
Pour mixture over cucumbers and onions and place jar in refrigerator. Shake once a day for six days. Then pickles are ready for use. Store pickles in refrigerator where they will keep for several months (if you do not eat them before).
Note: cooking time is actually refrigeration time.