Crisp Sweet Cucumber Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

About 7 pounds thin sliced cucumbers
2 cups lime
8 cups sugar
2 quarts vinegar
2 Tbsp pickling spice (tied in cloth)

Preparation

Put lime in enough water to cover cucumbers in large pan and soak overnight.
Next day, wash cucumbers through 4 or 5 rinse waters.
Then soak cucumbers in ice water for 2 hours.
Cook vinegar, sugar, and spice bundle until boiling.
Add cucumbers and cook about 45 minutes.
Put in sterilized jars and seal.