Sweet And Crispy Pickles
["7 lb. cucumber or green tomatoes, sliced", "3 c. lime", "water", "1 small box alum", "1 small box ground ginger", "3 pt. vinegar", "5 lb. sugar", "1 tsp. pickling spice (each jar)"]
["Soak cucumbers in 3 cups lime and 2 gallons water for 24 hours.", "Rinse.", "Soak in 2 gallons water for 24 hours.", "Soak in alum and 2 gallons water for 24 hours.", "Soak in ground ginger and 2 gallons water for 16 hours."]
["cucumber", "lime", "water", "alum", "ground ginger", "vinegar", "sugar", "pickling spice"]