Cucumber Sweet Pickles
["4 gal. cucumbers", "4 c. salt", "10 lb. sugar", "1 box pickling spice", "1 gal. vinegar"]
["Cover whole cucumbers and soak for 7 days in brine water using 4 cups salt.", "Rinse cucumbers.", "Cut and place back in churn with 2 large boxes of alum with just enough water to cover cucumbers for 2 days.", "Take out of alum water and drain.", "Put back into churn with vinegar for 1 day.", "Drain vinegar and place back into churn:", "layer of pickles, layer of sugar, 10 pounds of sugar.", "Midway up churn, place a cloth with bag and 1 box pickling spice.", "Let stand for a week or more, mixing by hand every day.", "Then put in jars with a few drops green food coloring to keep pretty and green."]
["cucumbers", "salt", "sugar", "pickling spice", "vinegar"]