Pickles

For 1 gallon vinegar use
1/2 cup salt
1/2 cup mixed spices (without red
peppers)
2 cups ground mustard
1 teaspoon saccharine
Alum size of walnut

Mix all cold. Place in jar and add cucumbers. After a few days lift the pickles that are on the bottom to the top. Each time some are used stir those left so that all may be under the liquid. Keep covered.