Old South Cucumber Lime Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. cucumbers, peeled and sliced lengthwise
2 c. pickling lime
2 gal. water

Preparation

Mix pickling lime with water.
Soak cucumbers for 24 hours, stirring occasionally in lime water.
Soak in crockery, enamelware, or plastic (not aluminum pans).
Remove from lime water and rinse in 3 cool waters.
Soak 3 additional hours in ice and water. Remove carefully to drain.