Crystal Pickles

Directions

1. 1
   Wash cucumbers.
2. 2
   Put in a stone jar.
3. 3
   Put a brine over them made of 2 cups coarse salt to 1 gallon of water.
4. 4
   Don't boil the brine.
5. 5
   Place a plate over the pickles with a weight on it to hold the pickles in the brine.
6. 6
   Leave them for 2 weeks and skim the brine off every day.
7. 7
   When you take them out, drain and wash. Slice or chunk as desired and cover with cold water to which has been added 2 tablespoons alum.
8. 8
   Let stand 24 hours; drain and wash.
9. 9
   Make syrup.