Sweet Cucumber Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 pints sliced cucumbers
2 cups pickling lime
4 lbs sugar
7 cups white vinegar
1 tablespoon salt
2 tablespoons pickling spices
ice cold water

Preparation

DO NOT use aluminum pot.
Soak sliced cucmubers in lime water (use enough water to cover cucumbers) for 24 hours.
Drain& rinse well.
Soak cucumbers in ice water (use enough water to cover cucumbers) for 3 hours.
Mix vinegar, sugar, salt& spices.
Soak cucumbers in this mixture for 24 hours Bring mixture to a boil& cook for 15 to 20 minutes.
Put in pint jars& seal.