Lime Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 or 8 lb. cucumbers (do not peel)
2 c. lime
2 gal. water
2 qt. cider vinegar
4 lb. or less sugar
1 Tbsp. celery seed
1 Tbsp. mixed pickle spice
2 Tbsp. salt
green food coloring

Preparation

Cut cucumbers in
1/4-inch
slices
and cover with lime and water.
Let stand
24 hours; rinse off well and cover with clear water.
Let
stand\t4 hours; drain.
Heat cider vinegar, sugar, celery seed,
pickle
spice
and
salt, until lukewarm. Pour over pickles.
Let
stand
overnight.
Next morning bring pickles to a boil
and boil gently for 35 minutes.
Count time after boiling starts.
Add
food\tcoloring
while
boiling for appearance.
Pack in jars
while they are hot.
Cover with hot vinegar to seal.