Lime Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 gal. cucumbers
2 gal. water
2 c. white pickle lime
3 pt. white vinegar
2 Tbsp. salt
1 Tbsp. celery seed
1 Tbsp. whole cloves
1 tsp. pickling spices
green food coloring

Preparation

Slice the cucumbers and soak in mixture of lime
and water for 24 hours. Rinse 3 times with cold water.
Cover with cold water and soak 3 hours, then drain.
Mix the vinegar, salt, celery seed, cloves and pickling spices.
Pour over cucumbers. Soak overnight. Add a little green food coloring. Drain in big pan. Bring to a boil for 25 minutes.
Pack jars with cucumbers.