Reduced-Sodium Sliced Sweet Pickles

• 4 pounds pickling cucumbers
• 1 quart white vinegar
• 1 tablespoon pickling salt
• 1 tablespoon mustard seeds
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 123 cups white vinegar
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon allspice whole
• 2 1/4 teaspoons celery seeds

1. Wash cucumbers and cut 1/16 inch off blossom end, and discard.
2. Cut cucumbers into 1/4 inch slices.
3. Combine all ingredients for canning syrup in a saucepan and bring to boiling.
4. Keep syrup hot until used.
5. In a large kettle, mix the ingredients for the brining solution.
6. Add the cut cucumbers, cover, and simmer until the cucumbers change color from bright to dull green (about 5 to 7 minutes).
7. Drain the cucumber slices.
8. Fill jars, and cover with hot canning syrup leaving 1/2-inch headspace.
9. Adjust lids and process according to the recommendations in

pickling cucumbers, white vinegar, pickling salt, mustard seeds, sugar, white vinegar, sugar, allspice, celery seeds

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/reduced-sodium-sliced-sweet-pic-46343 (may not work)