Grandmother Whitley'S Sweet Cucumber Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. cucumbers, sliced
2 gallons water
2 c. lime
2 c. salt
2 gallons water
1/2 gallon vinegar
4 lb. (8 cups) sugar
1/2 box (1 1/2 oz.) pickling spices

Preparation

Mix 2 gallons water and 2 cups lime.
Add sliced cucumbers. Soak 12 to 14 hours.
(Stir occasionally.)
Drain.
Rinse.
Soak in salt water 4 hours (2 cups salt).
Drain.
Rinse.
Soak in clear water 2 hours.
Drain.