Pumpkin Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

medium \"eating\" pumpkin from the market produce department*
1 qt. white vinegar
1 qt. water
5 lb. sugar
2 sticks cinnamon
2 tsp. whole cloves
1 tsp. whole allspice
1 tsp. pickling spice

Preparation

*Do not use a Jack 'O Lantern pumpkin.
Use fresh spices and firm pumpkin.