Old Cucumber Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 lb. yellow cucumbers
1 gal. water
2 c. lime
2 gal. water
1 small box alum
2 gal. water
1 box pulverized ginger
3 pt. vinegar
2 pt. water
5 lb. sugar
1/2 box pickling spices

Preparation

Peel and core cucumbers.
Soak 24 hours in a gallon of water and lime.
Wash and soak 24 hours in 2 gallons of water and alum. Wash and soak 6 hours in two gallons of water mixed with ginger. Drain and soak 3 to 4 hours in remaining ingredients.
Boil 1 hour; bottle and seal in this last solution.