Sweet Pickles

Ma Garner

ingredients

  • 4 lb sugar
  • 2 cups lime
  • 1/2 box pickling spices
  • 3 quarts vinegar
  • 7 lb cucumbers
  • 2 tbsp salt
  • 1 gallon water

instructions

Dissolve 2 cups lime in one gallon of water Soak 7 lbs of sliced cucumbers in lime water for 24 hours. Wash throughly - 4 or 5 waters - or until water becomes clear. Dissolve 2 tablespoons of salt and 4 lbs sugar in 3 quarts vinegar. Use 1/2 box pickling spices in small bag. Loosely add cucumbers and cook until pickles become clear. put in jars and seal.