Icicle Pickles

• 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

1. Add salt to 1 gallon boiling water and pour over cucumber cubes.
2. Let stand 1 week.
3. Stir each day.
4. Drain and rinse thoroughly.
5. Add powdered alum to 1 gallon boiling water and pour over cucumbers.
6. Let stand 24 hours.
7. Drain and rinse.
8. Heat together 2 quarts vinegar, 8 pints white sugar and spices.
9. Drain, reheat and pour over cucumbers for 3 days.
10. 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.
11. Makes 14 pints.

cucumbers, pickling salt, boiling water, powdered alum, vinegar, white sugar, anise, whole cloves, ginger, cinnamon, whole allspice

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=454460 (may not work)