Pantry Sweet Pickles
["16 lb. 6 to 7-inch cucumbers", "pickling salt", "pickling spices, as desired", "1 box alum", "1 gal. apple cider vinegar", "10 lb. sugar"]
["Wash", "cucumbers", "and", "put", "in a 4 or 5 gallon", "crock or granite", "pan.", "make", "a", "strong", "solution of salt water, strong enough", "to\tfloat", "an egg (takes about 1 cup salt per gallon). Make", "enough", "to cover cucumbers.", "Place large plate over them and keep well", "covered\tfor 14 days (stir several times during the", "14 days).", "Take", "out of brine.", "Wash and slice and cover with", "alum water", "overnight", "(1", "box alum and enough water to cover).\tTake out and rinse, then soak 6 hours in apple cider vinegar.", "Drain. Put", "a", "layer of cucumbers, a layer of sugar until all is used. The sugar makes the syrup which will cover the cucumbers."]
["cucumbers", "pickling salt", "pickling spices", "alum", "apple cider vinegar", "sugar"]