Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   4       pound        Cucumbers, Sliced
   1       cup          Salt
   1       gallon       Ater
   1       Tablespoon   Alum
   1       tb           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

Preparation:

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.