Sweet Pickles
["2 gal. sliced cucumbers", "2 c. canning salt", "1 bottle alum powder", "4 qt. sugar", "2 1/2 qt. vinegar", "4 Tbsp. pickling spice, tied up in clean cloth"]
["Put sliced cucumbers in jugs.", "Boil 1 gallon of water and salt; pour over cucumbers.", "Let set for 1 week.", "Pour off water. Add 1 gallon of boiling water and alum powder.", "Pour over cucumbers; let set 24 hours.", "Drain and rinse.", "Add 1 gallon of plain boiling water to cucumbers.", "Let set overnight.", "Add together the sugar, vinegar and pickling spice; boil together. Pour over cucumbers in jug.", "Let set for 3 days.", "Drain and save vinegar.", "Pack cucumbers in jars.", "Heat vinegar and pour over cucumbers and seal."]
["cucumbers", "canning salt", "alum powder", "sugar", "vinegar", "pickling spice"]