Cucumber Pickles

• 1 gal. cucumber chunks
• 1 gal. water
• 1 1/2 household lime
• 4 1/2 lb. sugar (10 1/2 c.)
• 1 qt. cider vinegar
• 1 Tbsp. salt
• 1 tsp. green or red food coloring
• 1 Tbsp. celery seed
• 1 Tbsp. whole cloves
• 1 Tbsp. mixed pickling spices

1. Remove skin
2. and
3. seeds
4. from large cucumbers, cut into chunks.
5. Combine
6. water
7. and
8. lime,
9. soak
10. cucumbers
11. in
12. lime solution for
13. 24
14. hours, using an enamel or glass or stainless steel container.
15. Rinse cucumbers well, soak 3 hours longer in clear water.
16. Drain.
17. Combine
18. sugar,
19. vinegar,
20. salt and food coloring.
21. Heat totake a syrup.
22. Put spices in cloth bag and tie bag securely.
23. Place bag in syrup mixture.toak cucumbers in syrup mixture overnight.
24. The next day, boil for 35 minutes to an hour
25. or until cucumbers are clear and tender.
26. Place in hot sterilizedtars
27. and
28. seal.
29. Yields
30. about
31. 12
32. pints
33. (6 quarts).

cucumber chunks, water, lime, sugar, cider vinegar, salt, green, celery, whole cloves, mixed pickling

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=926707 (may not work)