Pickles
["15 lb. cucumbers, sliced for pickles", "3/4 c. salt", "1 gal. water", "alum", "5% vinegar", "spices (1/2 can pickling spices or to taste)", "3 c. sugar"]
["Soak cucumbers in solution of 3/4 cup salt to 1 gallon of water. Soak for 7 days. Drain and wash pickles and container. Cover with alum mixture (3 tablespoons alum to 1 quart water). Soak 24 hours, then drain and wash. Cover with vinegar and spices. Soak 24 hours. Drain and layer 3-inches of pickles and 3 cups sugar. Repeat layers."]
["cucumbers", "salt", "water", "alum", "vinegar", "pickling spices", "sugar"]