Sweet Icicle Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. salt
2 qt. water
20 cucumbers (4 to 6 inches long), cut in quarters lengthwise
2 tsp. powdered alum
1 1/2 Tbsp. mixed pickling spices
5 c. sugar
5 c. vinegar

Preparation

Put cucumber strips in stone jar or stainless steel container. Add salt to water and bring to boiling.
Pour over cucumbers. Cover with dinner plate or glass pie plate.
Fill Ball jar with water and use to hold plate under brine.
Cover and let stand 1 week in a cool place.
If scum forms, remove it each day.
Drain, discarding brine.
Rinse cucumbers thoroughly.
Cover with boiling water.
Let stand 24 hours; drain.
Tie spices in a cheesecloth bag.
Add to sugar and vinegar.
Bring to boiling.
Pour over cucumbers.
Cover and let stand 24 hours.
Drain syrup.
Bring syrup to boiling and pour over cucumbers.
Repeat this step each day for 4 days.