Silver Dollar Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. lime
2 gallons cold water
7 lbs. sliced cucumbers
1 qt. white vinegar
10 c. sugar
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. whole mustard
1 tsp. whole cloves
1 tsp. celery seed
2 tsp. mixed pickling spice

Preparation

Dissolve lime in water; soak cucumbers in mixture 24 hours. Drain; cover with clean water and soak another 3 hours.
Drain. Place spices in cheesecloth.
Mix vinegar, salt and sugar for syrup.
Let cucumbers stand in syrup 2 hours.
Bring to boil; simmer 35 minutes.
Seal hot.