Ginger Pickles

Total Time: 10 hrs Preparation Time: 9 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 10 lbs cucumbers
• 3 pints vinegar
• 5 lbs sugar
• 2 pints water
• 1/2 box pickling spices

Recipe

• 1 peel cukes and cut out seed.
• 2 cut into finger length strips.
• 3 soak for 12 hours in lime water (3 cups lime to 2 gal water).
• 4 wash and soak in alum water for 3 hours (1/2 cup powdered alum to 2 gal water).
• 5 drain--do not wash.
• 6 soak for 6 hours in ginger water (1/2 cup powdered ginger to 2 gal water) drain--do not wash.
• 7 add all other ingredients and boil for 1 hour.
• 8 put in hot sterilized jars and seal while hot.