Sweet Hot Pickles

• 7 lbs washed and sliced cucumbers
• 1 3/4 cups pickling lime
• 3 tablespoons pickling spices
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• 9 cups white vinegar
• 8 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons turmeric
• 2 1/2 tablespoons salt
• 6 -8 habanero peppers

1. Place sliced cucumbers in 1 gallon cold water and mix in 1 3/4 cups pickling lime. Refrigerate overnight. Next day, rinse 3-4 times until water is clear. Soak 3-4 hours in ice water then drain.
2. Using 3-4 layers of cheesecloth, make a spice bag with the pickling spice and celery seed, tie bag well.
3. Bring the vinegar, sugar, turmeric, spice bag and salt to a boil. Add cucumber slices and boil 30-40 minutes until cucumbers are mostly clear. Remove spice bag.
4. Pack cucumbers and syrup into hot, sterilized jars. If using peppers, add 1 pepper to each jar. Adjust lids and bands. Put into enough boiling water to cover jars and boil for 15 minutes. Make sure jars seal.

cucumbers, pickling lime, pickling spices, celery, white vinegar, sugar, turmeric, salt, peppers

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sweet-hot-pickles-252334 (may not work)