Lillie'S Crispy Bread And Butter Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 gal. medium-sized cucumbers
11 gal. water
1/2 c. pickling lime
1 qt. small onions, peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick
1/2 c. pickling salt
7 c. sugar
6 c. vinegar
1 cinnamon stick
1 tsp. whole cloves
1 tsp. whole allspice
1 Tbsp. mixed pickling spices
1 Tbsp. mustard seed
1 Tbsp. celery

Preparation

Soak whole cucumbers in mixture of lime and water overnight. Mix until lime dissolves, rinse cucumbers and drain.
Slice cucumbers into 1/4 inch slices and return to large container.
Add onions.
Pour salt over all and mix well.
Cover with cubed or chipped ice and let stand for 3 hours.
Drain container.
In a large kettle, mix vinegar, sugar and spices, tied in a cheese cloth bag.
Bring mixture to a rolling boil.
Add onions and cucumbers and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes.
Pack into jars, remove spices and pour hot syrup into jars to within 1/2 inch of the top and seal.