Lime Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. cucumbers, cut crosswise
2 c. lime
2 gal. water
2 qt. vinegar
8 c. water
1 Tbsp. salt
pickling spice

Preparation

Mix raw cucumbers in lime and first 2 gallons of water.
Soak for 24 hours; then rinse 3 times.
Soak 3 additional hours in ice and water.
Remove carefully and drain.
Make the syrup.
Stir remaining ingredients together until dissolved.
Pour over cucumbers.
Let stand 3 or 4 hours (or overnight).
Add pickling spice to taste.
Boil 35 minutes and fill jars with cucumbers and syrup.
Leave 1/2-inch headspace and seal jars.