Green Tomato Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 lb. small green tomatoes
2 c. hydrated or sliced lime
2 gal. water
1 qt. vinegar
4 c. sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. whole mixed pickling spices

Preparation

At end of cooking time, remove tomatoes from this solution and continue to cook liquid down to a slightly thick syrup.
Pack tomatoes into sterilized jars, cover with syrup and seal.