7 lb. cucumbers, sliced crosswise
2 cups Mrs. Wages Lime
2 gallons water
Ice
Pickling spice

Syrup:

2 quarts vinegar
4 1/2 lb. sugar or 9 cups
1 tbsp. salt

Mix 2 cups lime to 2 gallons of water. Soak cucumber slices for 24 hours in lime water. Soak 3 hours in ice and water. Then remove. Mix ingredients for syrup and pour over cucumbers. Let set overnight. Add pickling spice to taste. Then boil mixture for 35 minutes and place in jars.

Makes about 14 to 16 pints.