• 8 medium washed cucumbers
• 7 cups sugar
• 4 cups cider vinegar
• 2 t. salt
• 2 T. pickling spice (in cheesecloth bag)

• Day 1: pour boiling water over whole cucumbers (place in plastic container like a cake ring top)
• Day 2: drain water and repeat process
• Day 3: drain water and repeat process
• Day 4: drain water and repeat process
• Day 5: drain water and slice cucumbers; make hot boiling syrup from listed ingredients and pour over cukes
• Day 6: let cukes rest and you do the same
• Day 7: take everything from day 5, heat to boiling, and seal in hot sterilized jars
• Makes about 3 quarts. Takes awhile but well worth it.