Lime Cucumber Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. cucumbers, sliced
1 c. Mrs. Wages pickling lime
2 gal. water
8 c. distilled white vinegar (5%)
8 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. salt (optional)
2 tsp. mixed pickling spices
onions and bell peppers (optional)

Preparation

Soak clean cucumbers in water and lime mixture in crockery or enamel ware for 12 hours or overnight.
Do not use aluminum ware. Remove sliced cucumbers from lime water.
Discard lime water. Rinse 3 times in fresh, cold water.
Soak 3 hours in fresh ice water.
Combine vinegar, sugar, salt and mixed pickling spices in large pot.
Bring to a low boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove syrup from heat and add sliced cucumbers.
Soak 5 to 6 hours or overnight.