Cucumber Crisp Pickle

1. 1

   Wash cucumbers well and place whole cucumbers in crock, combine salt and water, pour over cucumbers, let soak for 14 days. Remove from salt water, rinse well in water.

2. 2

   Slice thin, put back in clean crock and cover with alum dissolved in 1 gal. of water.

3. 3

   Let stand overnight, remove from alum water, do not rinse. Place sliced cucumbers back in crock, cover with 1 gal. vinegar and let soak for 6 hours.

4. 4

   Remove from vinegar and pour vinegar down the drain.

5. 5

   Place a layer of cucumbers, a layer of sugar in a big glass jar or a crock until all are layered.

6. 6

   Place bag of spice in middle of layers.

7. 7

   Let stand in jar for 4 to 5 days. Throw spice out.

8. 8

   Place rest in jars.

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