Grandma Tillery'S Cucumber Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. cucumbers, sliced
2 gal. cold water
lime (approximately 2 c.)
3 lb. sugar
3 pt. vinegar
1 small box pickle spices

Preparation

Soak sliced
cucumbers
in cold water to which lime has been added,
for 24 hours.
Drain and soak in clear cold water for 4 hours;
changing
water
every
hour and draining.
Mix sugar, vinegar and a small box of pickling spices.
Bring to a boil; pour
over
cucumbers.
Let
stand overnight.
Boil one hour;
add a few drops of coloring.
Put in jars and seal.