Lime Sweet Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. cucumbers
2 c. lime (pickling)
2 gal. water
8 c. vinegar
8 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. salt
2 tsp. mixed pickling spices

Preparation

Soak clean cucumbers in water and lime for 12 hours or overnight.
Wash cucumbers 3 times in clean water and soak in fresh ice water for 3 hours.
Mix remaining ingredients and bring to a low boil.
Stir until sugar is dissolved.
Add cucumber and soak for 5 to 6 hours or overnight.
Boil pickles for 35 minutes. Fill in jars and pour syrup over cucumbers in jars.
Leave 1/8-inch headspace.
Process jars 5 minutes in boiling water. Start time when water gets to a full rolling boil.