ENGLISH CUCUMBER & GINGER CONSERVE

      Title: ENGLISH CUCUMBER & GINGER CONSERVE
  Categories: Condiments
       Yield: 12 Servings
  
       4 lg English cucumbers
       8 c  Of sugar (4 pounds)
            Piece of ginger root the
            -size of a lemon
  
   Peel and thinly slice the cucumbers, cover with sugar and let stand
   for 24 hours.  Strain the cucumber juice and sugar into a preserving
   kettle, reserving the cucumber slices, and simmer the juice gently
   until the sugar dissolves.  Tie the ginger into a cheesecloth bag and
   bruise it with a hammer. Add the bag to the syrup and boil for 45
   minutes. Add the cucumber slices and boil for ten minutes.  Leave
   mixture in the preserving kettle and let it stand, covered, for 12
   hours. Boil the mixture hard for 15 minutes; remove and discard the
   ginger. Ladle the conserve into hot, sterilized jars and seal
   immediately .  Makes approximately 12 half-pints of delicious crunchy
   conserve.
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