Ginger Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

10 lbs cucumbers
3 pints vinegar
5 lbs sugar
2 pints water
1/2 box pickling spices

Preparation

Peel cukes and cut out seed.
Cut into finger length strips.
Soak for 12 hours in lime water (3 cups lime to 2 gal water).
Wash and soak in alum water for 3 hours (1/2 cup powdered alum to 2 gal water).
Drain--DO NOT WASH.
Soak for 6 hours in ginger water (1/2 cup powdered ginger to 2 gal water) Drain--DO NOT WASH.
Add all other ingredients and boil for 1 hour.
Put in hot sterilized jars and seal while hot.