Lime Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. cucumbers, sliced
2 c. pickling lime
2 gal. water
8 c. distilled white vinegar (4 to 6% acidity)
8 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. salt
2 tsp. pickling spice

Preparation

Soak clean cucumbers in lime mixture in crockery or enamel ware for 12 hours or overnight.
Do not use aluminum.
Wash and drain 3 times in clear water.
Soak in fresh ice water for 3 hours.
Combine remaining ingredients.
Bring to a low boil; stir until sugar is dissolved.
Add cucumbers and soak 5 or 6 hours or overnight.
Boil cucumbers in soaking solution for 35 minutes. Fill sterilized quart jars with cucumber slices and fill with liquid to 1/2-inch of jar top.
Put lids on tight and put in a boiling water bath for 5 minutes, full boil.