Mother'S Sweet Pickle Recipe(Pearl Bassett) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. lime
1 gal. water
7 1/2 lb. cucumbers
2 qt. white vinegar
5 lb. sugar
1 tsp. celery seed
1 tsp. salt

Preparation

Mix lime and water; add sliced cucumbers.
Let stand 24 hours. Next day, pour water and lime off cucumbers.
Let cucumbers set in ice cold water for 4 hours.
Important: Change water every hour!
Mix vinegar, sugar, celery seed and salt together; put cucumbers in solution.
Leave overnight.
Cook next a.m.
Starting on high heat, bring to a boil; cut stove down to medium heat and boil for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.