Small cucumbers to pack into 1 quart jar
1 cup vinegar
1 tbsp salt
1 tsp alum
cold water to fill jar
Seal jar.
At the end of 6 weeks, prepare the following mix.
2 cups sugar
1 cup water
1 to 1 and 1/2 tbsp pickling spices
Bring to a boil. Drain and wash pickles that were in the original brine. Pack in jar again. Pour boiling hot mixture over pickles and seal. Ready to eat when cool.