Lime Pickles

Name: Lime Pickles
Ingredients: 2 gal. water; 2 c. lime; 7 lb. cucumbers, sliced; 2 qt. vinegar; 4 1/2 lb. sugar; 1 tsp. celery seed; 1 tsp. whole cloves; 1 tsp. mixed spices; 1 Tbsp. salt; 2 tsp. green food coloring

10 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

2 gal. water
2 c. lime
7 lb. cucumbers, sliced
2 qt. vinegar
4 1/2 lb. sugar
1 tsp. celery seed
1 tsp. whole cloves
1 tsp. mixed spices
1 Tbsp. salt
2 tsp. green food coloring

Directions

1

Soak the cucumber slices in the lime and water mixture for 24 hours.
2

Stir these gently with a wooden spoon, to keep lime from settling to the bottom, 5 or 6 times during the soaking period. Remove pickles from the lime water.
3

Wash well and soak 3 to 4 hours in plain cold water.
4

Remove pickles from this water; rinse again.
5

Mix vinegar mixture.
6

Put pickles in this mix.
7

Cover and let stand overnight.
8

Next boil pickles in vinegar mixture for 35 minutes.
9

Can in sterilized cans and seal.