Icicle Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 gal. cucumbers, cut lengthwise
1 gal. water
1 pt. salt
1 gal. boiling water
2 Tbsp. powdered alum
2 gal. vinegar
8 pt. sugar
spices to taste

Preparation

Let first 3 ingredients stand 7 days.
Drain and pour off liquid.
Add boiling water and alum.
Let stand 24 hours.
Drain; pour off liquid.
Make syrup of vinegar and sugar.
Boil and pour over cucumbers.
Continue this for 4 days.
Add spices to taste. Can and seal.