Lillie'S Crispy Bread And Butter Pickles

• 1 gal. medium-sized cucumbers
• 11 gal. water
• 1/2 c. pickling lime
• 1 qt. small onions, peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick
• 1/2 c. pickling salt
• 7 c. sugar
• 6 c. vinegar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 tsp. whole cloves
• 1 tsp. whole allspice
• 1 Tbsp. mixed pickling spices
• 1 Tbsp. mustard seed
• 1 Tbsp. celery

1. Soak whole cucumbers in mixture of lime and water overnight. Mix until lime dissolves, rinse cucumbers and drain.
2. Slice cucumbers into 1/4 inch slices and return to large container.
3. Add onions.
4. Pour salt over all and mix well.
5. Cover with cubed or chipped ice and let stand for 3 hours.
6. Drain container.
7. In a large kettle, mix vinegar, sugar and spices, tied in a cheese cloth bag.
8. Bring mixture to a rolling boil.
9. Add onions and cucumbers and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes.
10. Pack into jars, remove spices and pour hot syrup into jars to within 1/2 inch of the top and seal.

cucumbers, water, pickling lime, onions, pickling salt, sugar, vinegar, cinnamon, whole cloves, whole allspice, mixed pickling, celery

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=95470 (may not work)