Cucumber Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 lb. cukes, sliced
2 gal. water
2 c. lime
2 qt. vinegar
5 lb. sugar
2 Tbsp. salt
1 oz. pickling spice, tied in cheesecloth

Preparation

Let cukes soak in lime water 24 hours.
Stir often.
Wash well and drain.
Add vinegar, sugar and salt.
Let set 3 hours.
Add pickling spice.
Cook about 40 minutes until translucent.
Seal hot in hot jars.
Yields 5 quarts.