1 lg. ripe pumpkin
Lime
Water
Sugar

Cut pumpkin into slices. Peel and cut into 3 inch sizes. Place in large pan or turkey roaster. Mix 1 tablespoon of lime to each quart of water; stir well. Pour over pumpkin and let soak overnight. After soaking, remove pumpkin and wash thoroughly in clear water 3 or 4 times.

Put pumpkin in a large pan. Cover with warm water and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes. Drain and wash twice in cold water. Set aside and drain for 1 hour.

Weight pumpkin and use same amount of sugar. Pierce each piece several times with a fork. Place in large pan or roaster. Cover completely with sugar; moisten with water.

Bake in oven at 300 degrees oven for 3 hours or until pumpkin is crystalized. Drain syrup and place pumpkin on wax paper to dry.