Cucumber Pickles

9 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 c. lime
  • 2 gal. water
  • 8 lb. cucumbers
  • 2 qt. white vinegar
  • 9 c. sugar
  • 2 Tbsp. salt
  • 1 Tbsp. whole cloves
  • 1 Tbsp. whole allspice
  • 1 Tbsp. celery seed

Directions

  1. 1
    Dissolve lime in 2 gallons of water and add cucumbers, which have been scrubbed and cut into 1/2-inch slices.
  2. 2
    Soak for 24 hours, stirring occasionally.
  3. 3
    Make a picking solution of vinegar, sugar, salt, cloves, allspice and celery seed (tie the last 3 up in a cloth).
  4. 4
    Soak cucumbers in this solution for 3 hours, then boil for 30 minutes.
  5. 5
    Put into hot jars and seal.
  6. 6
    Makes 12 to 14 pints.

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