Christmas Lime Sweet Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. cucumbers
2 c. pickling lime (such as Mrs. Wages pickling lime, found with canning supplies in your supermarket)
2 gal. cold water
8 c. distilled white vinegar
8 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. pickling salt
2 tsp. mixed pickling spices
green food coloring

Preparation

Wash cucumbers and slice.
Soak cucumber slices in water and lime mixture, in crockery or enamelware for 24 hours.
Wash 3 times in clean water, removing all lime residue.
Soak in fresh ice water for 3 hours.