Holly's Sweet Pickles

Total Time: 24 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup pickling lime
• 1/2 quart water
• 4 quarts water
• 4 1/2 lbs cucumbers
• 4 cups vinegar
• 2 cups water
• 6 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon pickling salt
• pickling spices

Recipe

• 1 in an enamel or stainless steel pan shake together lime and 1/2 quart water. pour into pan. add 4 quarts water. scrub and slice cucumbers and add to pan. soak overnight.
• 2 next day rinse till water isn't cloudy.
• 3 let cucumbers soak in cold water 1 hour. rinse again.
• 4 in big kettle add the other 5 ingredients.
• 5 let mixture come to a boil. boil hard 15 minutes. put into jars add 1/8 t alum to each quart. process 10 minutes. you can also use the water bath method on these.