Short Process Sweet Cucumber Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. sliced cucumbers (or very small ones)
2 c. slaked lime
1 gal. water
3 qt. vinegar
4 lb. sugar
2 Tbsp. salt
1/2 pkg. pickling spice

Preparation

Soak cucumbers in lime water 24 hours.
Soak cucumbers in clear water 2 hours.
Drain 15 minutes.
Prepare syrup, using vinegar, sugar, salt and pickling spice.
Tie spice in bag to keep pickles clear.
Put cucumbers in hot, not boiling syrup.
Simmer 2 to 3 hours but do not boil.
Seal while hot.
Process 10 minutes at simmering temperature.