Lime Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. or 1 1/2 gal. cucumbers, sliced
2 c. lime
2 gal. cold water
2 qt. vinegar
4 1/2 lb. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pickling spices
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. celery seed

Preparation

Slice cucumbers in lime and water solution.
Let stand 24 hours.
Rinse well; let soak for 3 hours in cold water.
Drain well.
Make syrup of sugar, spices, vinegar and salt.
Pour over pickles.
Let stand overnight.
Boil 35 minutes over slow heat. Put in sterilized glass jars and seal.