Lime Pickles
Ingredients
- 1 cup pickling lime
- 7 lbs cucumbers
- 4½ lbs sugar (9 cups)
- 2 qt distilled white vinegar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp celery seed
- 1 tsp whole clove
- 1 tsp mixed spices (pickling)
Instructions
- Slice cucumbers ¼ inch thick.
- Cover with solution of 1 cup lime to 1 gallon water. Soak 24 hours.
- Rinse pickles well and cover with fresh water. Soak 3 hours.
- Drain. Mix remaining ingredients and cover. Let soak soak overnight.
- Boil for 40 minutes and hot pack into jars.
Notes
Recipe was found in Mamie Sue's books. It states that it's Edith's but we do not know which Edith it could be. Burl's sister or Ed's wife.
