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    Christmas Pickle


    Source of Recipe


    unsure

    List of Ingredients




    5 lb Lg. cucumbers -- peeled & cored
    2 cups Lime to 2 gallons water
    1 sm Jar (2 oz.) alum to 2 ga Water
    1 sm Box powdered ginger to 2 ga Water
    3 pt Vinegar to 3 pts. water
    5 lb Sugar
    Spice & red or green cake coloring

    Recipe



    Peel and core cucumbers. Cut into rings or strips. Soak 24 hours in lime water; wash. Soak 24 hours in alum water; wash. Soak 6 hours in ginger water. Pour off (do not wash). Soak 3 or 4 hours in water, sugar, vinegar (whole) cinnamon, (whole) cloves. Tie cloves in white cloth and put cinnamon in whole. Add cake coloring. Boil 1 hour. Put in jars.

 

 

 

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