Paper Thin Pickles

Directions

1. 1
   Cover cucumbers with salt and 1 gallon boiling water.
2. 2
   Stir each day for 7 days.
3. 3
   Drain and with 1 gallon boiling water and 2 tablespoons powdered alum, let stand 24 hours.
4. 4
   Drain and mix in vinegar, sugar and pickling spices.
5. 5
   Boil and pour over cucumbers. Let stand 4 days.
6. 6
   Each day, drain off syrup and boil.
7. 7
   Pour over cucumbers.
8. 8
   Pack in jars.
9. 9
   Pour hot syrup over pickles in jars, then seal.