Categories: Pickles 
      Yield: 16 servings 
  
      4 lb Cucumbers, Sliced                   6 c  Sugar 
      1 c  Salt                                1 qt Vinegar 
      1 ga Ater                                1 tb Cinnamon Sticks, Broken 
      1 ts Alum                                1 tb Whole Celery Seed 
      1 tb Powdered Ginger                     1 tb Whole All Spice 
      2 c  Water                               1 tb Whole Cloves 
  
  Place the washed and sliced cucumbers in a brine made of the salt and 
  gallon of water.  Let stand in the brine for 8 days.  Drain.  Boil 
  cucumbers in enough water to cover the cucumbers and the alum.  Drain 
  again.  Mix the 2 cups of water, sugar and vinegar.  Place broken cinnamon 
  sticks, all spice, cloves and celery seed in a cloth sack.  Place sack in 
  vinegar mixture.  Bring to a boil with occasional stirring.  Drop in 
  cucumbers and boil until clea, transparent and tender.  Pack into hot quart 
  jars.  Fill jars to top with syrup and seal.