Red Or Green Christmas Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

10 large green or yellow cucumbers
2 gal. water
2 c. household lime
1 qt. vinegar
9 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. celery seed
1 tsp. pickling spices

Preparation

Mix together and pour over cucumbers and let set overnight. Next morning boil cucumbers in mixture for 40 minutes.
Divide and add green food coloring to half and red food coloring to other half.
Pour into jars and seal.
Very pretty and good too.