Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1              pound  fresh ginger root
  1                cup  kosher salt
  4               cups  rice vinegar
  5               cups  sugar
  2               cups  water
  1           teaspoon  food coloring

Preparation:

cut ginger into julienne strips or slice paper-thin place into a 1-gallon jar and cover with the kosher or hawaiian salt allow to stand for 24 hours combine vinegar, sugar, water, and red food coloring in a saucepan, over a low flame heat and stir until sugar melts and dissolves completely remove from heat and cool to room temperature pour over ginger cover and chill for 3-5 weeks use as desired

Nutritional Information:

4318 Calories (kcal); 3g Total Fat; (0% calories from fat); 8g Protein; 1124g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 90333mg Sodium