Old South Cucumber Lime Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. sliced cucumbers
1 c. Mrs. Wagers pickling lime
2 gal. water
8 c. distilled white vinegar (5% acidity)
11 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. salt
2 Tbsp. mixed pickling spices
1 Tbsp. chopped ginger
1 Tbsp. mustard seed

Preparation

Soak clean sliced cucumbers in water and lime mixture in crockery or enamelware for 12 hours or overnight.
Remove sliced cucumbers from lime water.
Discard lime water.
Rinse 3 times in fresh cold water.
Soak 3 hours in fresh ice water.
Combine vinegar, sugar, salt and mixed pickling spices in a large pan. Bring to a low boil, stirring, until sugar dissolves.
Remove syrup from heat and add sliced cucumbers.
Soak 5 to 6 hours or overnight.
Boil slices in syrup 35 minutes.
Fill sterilized jars with hot slices.
Pour hot syrup over the slices, leaving 1/2-inch headspace.
Cap each jar when filled.
Process pints 10 minutes, quarts 15 minutes in a boiling water bath.