Lime Sweet Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. thickly sliced cucumbers
2 qt. vinegar
4 1/2 lb. sugar
1 Tbsp. salt
1 tsp. celery seed
1 tsp. pickling spice
1 tsp. cassia buds
lime (must be slack)

Preparation

Soak pickles 24 hours in 2 cups slack lime dissolved in 2 gallons of water; drain and rinse in cold water.
Soak in clear water 3 hours; drain and cover with towel.
Let stand overnight. Heat in large boiling pan until boiling.
Reduce heat.
Jar and seal.
I find it better to start around 2 or 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
This works better for me.
You may find lime at grocery stores, hardware stores, nurseries or seed and feed stores.
Remember the lime must be slack.