Icicle Pickles
["2 gal. cucumbers, cut in small pieces", "1 gal. boiling water", "1 pt. salt", "1 gal. boiling water", "2 Tbsp. alum", "16 c. sugar", "8 c. vinegar", "1 box pickling spices, tied in cloth"]
["Pour 1 gallon boiling water over the cucumbers.", "Add the salt. Let stand for 1 week, stirring each day.", "Drain water off.", "Add 1 gallon boiling water and the alum.", "Let stand 24 hours.", "Drain. Make a syrup of the sugar, vinegar and pickling spices.", "Bring to boil; pour over pickles.", "Drain and heat syrup for 3 mornings. Next morning:", "Heat syrup and can or keep in a refrigerator in jar."]
["cucumbers", "boiling water", "salt", "boiling water", "alum", "sugar", "vinegar", "pickling spices"]