Holly'S Sweet Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup pickling lime
1/2 quart water
4 quarts water
4 1/2 lbs cucumbers
4 cups white vinegar
2 cups water
6 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon pickling salt
pickling spices

Preparation

In an enamel or stainless steel pan shake together lime and 1/2 quart water. pour into pan. Add 4 quarts water. Scrub and slice cucumbers and add to pan. Soak overnight.
Next day rinse till water isn't cloudy.
Let cucumbers soak in cold water 1 hour. Rinse again.
In big kettle add the other 5 ingredients.
Let mixture come to a boil. Boil hard 15 minutes. Put into jars add 1/8 t alum to each quart. Process 10 minutes. You can also use the water bath method on these.