Name: Crystal Cukes
Ingredients: 4 pound cucumbers, sliced; 1 cup salt; 1 gallon water; 1 teaspoon alum; 1 tablespoon powdered ginger; 2 cup water; 6 cup sugar; 1 quart vinegar; 1 tablespoon cinnamon sticks, broken; 1 tablespoon whole celery seed; 1 tablespoon whole all spice; 1 tablespoon whole cloves

Crystal Cukes

Ingredients

4 pounds cucumbers, sliced
1 cup salt
1 gallon water
1 teaspoon alum
1 tablespoon powdered ginger
2 cups water
6 cups sugar
1 quart vinegar
1 tablespoon cinnamon sticks, broken
1 tablespoon whole celery seed
1 tablespoon whole all spice
1 tablespoon whole cloves

Instructions

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 clean, transparent and tender. Pack into hot quart jars. Fill jars to top with syrup and seal.