Daddy'S Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. cucumber
3 c. pickling lime
7 to 8 c. vinegar
12 to 15 c. of sugar
2 1/2 Tbsp. pickling spice

Preparation

Wash and slice cucumbers.
Dissolve 3 cups of pickling lime in 2 gallons of water. (Use large enamel cooker or crock.)
Add sliced cucumbers and let soak for 24 hours, stirring occasionally. After 24 hours, rinse the cucumbers and soak in clear water for 4 more hours - change the water every hour.
Drain cucumbers after 4 hours.