Sweet Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 gal. thinly sliced cucumbers
1 1/2 c. pickling lime
water sufficient to cover cucumbers
2 qt. vinegar
2 c. water
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. celery seed
1 tsp. mustard seed
1 tsp. pickling spice

Preparation

Soak cucumbers in lime dissolved in water for 24 hours.
Rinse well and soak in clear water for 4 hours or overnight.
Combine vinegar, 2 cups water, salt and spices.
Then soak cucumbers in cold vinegar solution for 4 hours or overnight.
Boil 40 minutes. Pack in jars and seal.