Icicle Cucumber Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 lb. cucumber (1 gal.)
1 c. pickling lime
1 gal. water
2 qt. vinegar
4 lb. sugar
2 Tbsp. pickling spice

Preparation

Wash, peel, seed and slice cucumbers.
Soak in lime water for 24 hours.
Wash well and drain.
Mix vinegar, sugar and spices. Pour over cucumbers and soak 2 hours.
Put over heat, boil 1 hour or until clear.
Put in hot sterilized jars and seal.