Cucumber Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 lb. cucumbers
2 c. household lime
2 gal. water
2 qt. vinegar
9 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. salt

Preparation

Slice cucumbers
crosswise.
Place in a mixture of lime and water
in
enamel
or
pottery container.
Let stand overnight. Remove from
lime
water and wash through 3 changes of fresh, cold
water.
Mix
vinegar,
sugar
and
salt.
Place drained cucumbers in mixture and let stand for 3 hours.
Bring to a boil for
30 minutes.
Place in hot, sterilized jars and seal.