Lime Cucumber Pickles

Name: Lime Cucumber Pickles
Ingredients: 7 lb. cucumbers, sliced; 1 c. Mrs. Wages pickling lime; 2 gal. water; 8 c. distilled white vinegar (5%); 8 c. sugar; 1 Tbsp. salt (optional); 2 tsp. mixed pickling spices; onions and bell peppers (optional)

8 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

7 lb. cucumbers, sliced
1 c. Mrs. Wages pickling lime
2 gal. water
8 c. distilled white vinegar (5%)
8 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. salt (optional)
2 tsp. mixed pickling spices
onions and bell peppers (optional)

Directions

1

Soak clean cucumbers in water and lime mixture in crockery or enamel ware for 12 hours or overnight.
2

Do not use aluminum ware. Remove sliced cucumbers from lime water.
3

Discard lime water. Rinse 3 times in fresh, cold water.
4

Soak 3 hours in fresh ice water.
5

Combine vinegar, sugar, salt and mixed pickling spices in large pot.
6

Bring to a low boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove syrup from heat and add sliced cucumbers.
7

Soak 5 to 6 hours or overnight.