Hydrated Lime Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lbs cucumbers, sliced 1/4-inch thick
2 cups hydrated pickling lime
2 gallons cold water
Syrup
5 lbs sugar
3 pints white vinegar
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon celery seed
1 tablespoon pickling salt
1 tablespoon pickling spices

Preparation

Mix pickle ingredients together.
Soak for 24 hours.
Wash in clean running water (about 10 minutes).
Let set in clean ice water for 4 hours.
Syrup:Mix ingredients for syrup.
Bring to a boil and pour over pickles.
Let stand overnight.
Next day, bring all to a boil and simmer 30-35 minutes.
Add green food color and put in jars and seal.
Not required to do the boiling water bath method.