Lime Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 cucumbers
2 c. pickling lime
2 gal, water
2 qt. white vinegar
9 c. sugar dissolved in vinegar
1 Tbsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. whole cloves
1 1/2 tsp. pickling spices
1 1/2 tsp. mustard seed
few drops green food coloring

Preparation

First soak cucumbers and lime in 2 gallons water for 24 hours. Don't use aluminum container.
Rinse thoroughly.
Soak in fresh ice cold water for 3 hours.
Next put spices in bag and add to sugar, vinegar, salt and food coloring.
Soak cucumbers in vinegar solution 12 hours over overnight.
Cook gently about 45 minutes until cucumbers lose their white look.
Pack in sterilized jars and seal.
Makes 10 to 12 pints.