Lime Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 gal. pickles, sliced
2 c. lime
4 1/2 lb. sugar
2 qt. vinegar
1 tsp. cloves
1 Tbsp. celery seed
1 Tbsp. salt
1 tsp. pickling spice

Preparation

Soak pickles in 2 gallons of water with lime for 24 hours. Next day, rinse 2 or 3 times and soak in clear water for 24 hours. Heat the remaining ingredients and pour over pickles.
Let stand overnight.
Next day, simmer for 45 minutes and seal.