Green Sweet Chunk Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 lb. cucumbers
1 1/2 c. pickle salt
15 c. water
1 1/2 Tbsp. alum
1 1/2 Tbsp. ginger
1 1/2 qt. vinegar
3/4 qt. water
4 1/2 lb. white sugar
2 Tbsp. stick cinnamon
2 Tbsp. cloves (whole)
2 Tbsp. celery seed
green food color

Preparation

Slice cucumbers.
Soak in salt and water for 3 days.
Drain. Cover with water.
Add alum and scald.
Let stand 1/2 day.
Drain. Cover with water.
Add ginger.
Scald; let stand 1/2 hour. Drain.
Boil vinegar, water and sugar.
In a bag (cheesecloth) put cinnamon, cloves and celery seed.
Add to water mix.
Add food color.
Boil and pour over cucumbers.
Let stand.
Repeat 3 days and then can.