Icicle Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 gal. cucumbers, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 pt. pickling salt
1 gal. boiling water
2 Tbsp. powdered alum
2 qt. vinegar
8 pt. white sugar
1 Tbsp. anise seed or anise extract
1 tsp. mustard seed
1 tsp. whole cloves
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. whole allspice

Preparation

Add salt to 1 gallon boiling water and pour over cucumber cubes.
Let stand 1 week.
Stir each day.
Drain and rinse thoroughly.
Add powdered alum to 1 gallon boiling water and pour over cucumbers.
Let stand 24 hours.
Drain and rinse.
Heat together 2 quarts vinegar, 8 pints white sugar and spices.
Drain, reheat and pour over cucumbers for 3 days.
On 4th day, heat syrup and pour over cucumbers that have been placed in sterilized jars. Put lids on and process in boiling water bath 10 minutes.
Makes 14 pints.