Crystal Cucumber Pickle
["1 gal. whole cucumbers", "1 c. table salt (not iodized)", "3/4 c. alum or 4 oz.", "vinegar (to cover use 4 or 5%)", "sugar (almost 5 lb. per gallon)", "pickling spice (1 box or as desired)*"]
["*Tie spice in cloth."]
["cucumbers", "salt", "alum", "vinegar", "sugar", "pickling spice"]