Posted by sherry on September 17, 2001 at 10:20:35:
In Reply to: Lime Pickles posted by Sylvia on September 17, 2001 at 00:45:46:
Lime Pickles
Ingredients
(6 servings)
7 lb Pickling cucumbers *
Vinegar mixture
2 qt Of vinegar
3 ts Salt
4 1/2 lb Of sugar
L tsp. celery seed
1 ts Cloves
1 ts Mixed spices
2 c Of lime
Instructions
Soak for 24 hours in the 2 cups of lime and 2 gallons of water. Rinse well in ice water several times. Cover with cold (ice) water and soak for 3 hours. Drain and cover with vinegar mixture (vinegar, salt, sugar, celery seed, clives and mixed spices). Let stand overnight in this mixture, then boil mixture and pickles for 35 minutes. Seal in sterlized jars.