Ginger Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. very large old cucumbers
2 c. lime
3 oz. alum
1/2 c. powdered ginger
3 pt. vinegar
5 lb. sugar
1/2 pkg. pickling spice

Preparation

Peel and seed cucumbers.
Cut into strips 2-inches long, 1/4 x 1/2-inch wide.
(They can be cut into cubes, 1/2-inch thick, 1-inch squares or 1/4-inch thick circles.)