Cucumber Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. lime
2 gal. water
8 lb. cucumbers
2 qt. white vinegar
9 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. salt
1 Tbsp. whole cloves
1 Tbsp. whole allspice
1 Tbsp. celery seed

Preparation

Dissolve lime in 2 gallons of water and add cucumbers, which have been scrubbed and cut into 1/2-inch slices.
Soak for 24 hours, stirring occasionally.
Make a picking solution of vinegar, sugar, salt, cloves, allspice and celery seed (tie the last 3 up in a cloth).
Soak cucumbers in this solution for 3 hours, then boil for 30 minutes.
Put into hot jars and seal.
Makes 12 to 14 pints.