Sweet And Crispy Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. cucumber or green tomatoes, sliced
3 c. lime
water
1 small box alum
1 small box ground ginger
3 pt. vinegar
5 lb. sugar
1 tsp. pickling spice (each jar)

Preparation

Soak cucumbers in 3 cups lime and 2 gallons water for 24 hours.
Rinse.
Soak in 2 gallons water for 24 hours.
Soak in alum and 2 gallons water for 24 hours.
Soak in ground ginger and 2 gallons water for 16 hours.