Iceberg Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. cucumbers, sliced thin
5 lb. sugar
5 qt. vinegar
spices
ice water
3 c. lime

Preparation

Soak the cucumbers in 2 gallons of ice water with lime for 24 hours.
Wash.
Change water each hour for 4 hours, using only ice water.
Bring to a boil the vinegar, sugar and spices.
Pour over cucumbers while still hot.
Let stand overnight.
Next morning, cook cucumbers for 30 minutes with heat on simmer until vinegar is thick.