Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. cucumbers
3 c. lime
2 qt. vinegar
6 tsp. salt
4 lb. sugar

Preparation

Combine lime in 2 gallons of water.
Soak cucumbers in lime overnight (24 hours).
Rinse in cool water changing every hour, 4 times.
Combine vinegar, salt, sugar
and pickling spice.
Add cucumbers and allow to soak another 24 hours.
Cook for 1 hour, pack in jars and heat seal.