Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. cucumbers
3 c. lime
2 gal. water
3 pt. vinegar
5 lb. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. mace
1 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. celery seed

Preparation

Wash and slice cucumbers.
Dissolve lime in water.
Put cucumbers in this and soak 24 hours.
Pour water off and soak in clear water 4 hours, changing water each hour.