Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   3       lb           Pickling Cucumbers
                         BRINE---------------------------------
     1/2   c            Vinegar
                        ---------------------------------HOT --  
   2       c            Sugar
   2       c            Vinegar
   1       c            Water
                        ---------------------------------COLD --  
   4       c            Water
     1/2   c            Salt
                         SYRUP---------------------------------
   8                    All Spice Balls
   6                    Cloves
   1                    Stick Cinnamon

Preparation:

Wash cucumbers and put in jars whole. Cover with cold brine and store until ready to use. When ready, drain pickles and cut into pieces. Cover with boiling water and 1/4 t alum, let stand until cool. Drain. Put pickle spices in a cloth bag and boil in syrup mixture. Pour hot syrup on pickles and let stand in open jars for 2 days. Drain syrup into a pan and heat with spices and add 2 more cups sugar. Bring to a boil. Put pickles into clean jars, pour syrup over and seal. Pickles are ready to eat when cool.