SWEET PICKLES

By gaster16

Ingredients

• 2 gallons cucumbers
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1 cup lime
• 3 quarts vinegar
• 10 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon pickling spice

Preparation

Step 1

Cut up cucumbers into slices. Add salt and lime. Add enough water to cover cucumbers. Allow to stand 24 hours. Drain and rinse cucumbers thoroughly of all lime. Soak in clear water for one hour. Again rinse thoroughly. Mix vinegar, sugar and pickling spice. Bring to a boil. Put cucumbers in mixture. Cook one hour or until cucumbers change color. Pack pickles in sterilized pint jars to store.