->Crystal Cucumbers <-

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

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.