Icicle Pickles(14 Day Pickles) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 gal. cucumbers
1 pt. pickling salt
boiling water
2 to 3 Tbsp. powdered alum
2 qt. vinegar
8 pt. sugar

Preparation

Cut cucumbers lengthwise. Dissolve pickling salt in 1 gallon boiling water and pour over cucumbers. Let stand 1 week, stirring each day. Drain off saltwater and cover cucumbers with clear boiling water. Let stand 24 hours. Drain off water. Dissolve alum in 1 gallon boiling water. Cover cucumbers with mixture and let stand 24 hours.