Lime Sticks - cooking recipe

Ingredients

yellow cucumbers or large green ones (the larger, the better)
2 c. lime
2 qt. vinegar
1 Tbsp. pickling spice
green food coloring
2 gal. water
4 1/2 lb. sugar
1 tsp. turmeric

Preparation

Peel cucumbers; slice and seed them.
Use 7 1/2 pounds cucumber sticks.
Mix lime and water; pour over cucumbers.
Let stand cold for 24 hours.
Rinse 3 different times.
Cool waters; let stand in ice for 3 hours.
Pour off; drain real good.
Mix vinegar, sugar and pickling spice.
Heat until dissolved.
Let get cold; pour over pickles.
Let stand cold 12 hours.
Put on stove; boil hard for 30 minutes.
While cooking, add turmeric and food coloring.
Pack tight in jars and seal.
Makes 10 pints.