Sweet Pickles
["75 burpless cucumbers 6-inches long", "1 pt. plain salt", "3 tsp. alum", "5 pt. vinegar", "6 c. sugar", "1 pkg. pickling spice"]
["Place cucumbers", "in", "stone", "or\tglass", "jar.", "Cover with boiling water.", "Let", "stand\t24", "hours.", "Drain", "off water.", "Cut cucumbers in", "desired pieces.", "Add alum and cover with boiling water.", "Let", "stand 24 hours.", "Rinse in clear water; drain off. Boil vinegar, sugar (6 cups) and spices tied up in cheesecloth and pour", "over\tcucumbers.", "Boil", "3", "mornings, adding 1 cup of sugar each", "morning,", "then", "boil 3 mornings without adding any sugar. Last, can in sterilized jars and lids.", "Seal."]
["cucumbers", "salt", "alum", "vinegar", "sugar", "pickling spice"]