Sweet Lime Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. cucumbers
1 c. pickling lime
2 gal. water
9 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. alum granules
2 qt. Heinz vinegar (5% acidity)
1 Tbsp. celery seed
1 Tbsp. whole cloves
1 Tbsp. whole mixed pickling spice

Preparation

Soak sliced cukes 12 hours in lime water (1 cup to 2 gallons). Rinse several times removing lime.
Cover in ice water 3 hours; drain
well.
Dissolve sugar and salt in Heinz vinegar; add spice bag and boil.
Pour hot syrup over pickles; let soak overnight.