Compliment Getters Pickles

• cucumber
• 2 cups vinegar
• 2 gallons water
• 8 tablespoons salt
• 1 cup vinegar
• 1 cup water
• 2 cups sugar
• 14 teaspoon red pepper
• 12 teaspoon turmeric
• 2 onions, sliced
• 4 teaspoons alum

1. Cut cucumbers lengthwise.
2. Add 1 heaping tablespoon salt for each quart of water; let stand overnight.
3. Drain.
4. Place in kettle and cover with weak solution on 1 cup vinegar to1 gallon water; heat to simmer.
5. Meanwhile, in another pot, make a syrup of 1 cup vinegar, 1 cup water,
6. 2 cups sugar, 1/4 teaspoon red pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon turmeric.
7. Boil for 10 minutes.
8. When pickles have simmered 10 minutes, drain and put into clean jars.
9. Add 2 slices onion and 1/4 teaspoon alum to each jar.
10. Cover with boiling syrup before sealing; seal.

cucumber, vinegar, water, salt, vinegar, water, sugar, red pepper, turmeric, onions, alum

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/compliment-getters-pickles-465533 (may not work)