Cucumber Stick Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. very large cucumbers
2 gal. water
2 c. household lime
3 oz. alum
1 1/2 gal. water
6 lb. (12 c.) sugar
3 Tbsp. pickling spice
1 Tbsp. salt
1 Tbsp. celery seed
red or green food coloring

Preparation

1st Day:
Peel and cut cucumbers into strips, removing seed section.
Soak 24 hours in 2 gallons of water with 2 cups lime.