Sweet Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. cucumbers
2 1/2 qt. vinegar
4 lb. sugar
1 Tbsp. mixed spices
1 Tbsp. celery seed
1 Tbsp. salt

Preparation

Cut cucumbers into large pieces; soak in 2 gallons of water and 2 cups of household lime for 24 hours.
Wash in clear water and then soak in clear water for 4 hours.
Mix remaining ingredients and let cucumbers stand in this mixture overnight. Then boil hard for 40 minutes.
Pack in hot jars and process for 15 minutes in boiling water bath.