Lime Sweet Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 or 8 lb. cucumbers
2 c. lime
2 gal. cold water
5 lb. sugar
2 Tbsp. pickling spices
2 qt. white vinegar

Preparation

Wash and cut up cucumbers.
Let stand 24 hours.
Stir as often as you can with wooden spoon.
After 24 hours, wash lime mix off 3 to 4 times to make sure the lime mixture is off.
Put on a towel to drain and let all the water drain off.
Mix and bring to a boil the sugar, pickling spices and vinegar and let it be syrupy.
Drop cucumbers in and let set for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, not over 4 hours. Bring to a boil and boil for 30 minutes.
Can and seal.