Cucumber Pickles

Cucumber Pickles

Submitted by: "Jennifer/ Texas"

Here is my grandmother's recipe

7 lbs. cucumbers (sliced)
2 cups lime
2 gallons water
2 quarts vinegar
1 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon celery seed
1 teaspoon pickling spice
1 tablespoon salt
9 cups sugar

Mix lime and water. Soak sliced cucumbers in lime water for 24
hours. wash well (rinse about 4 times in fresh water each time)
soak in ice water for 3 hours. drain. Mix remaining ingredients and
pour over cucumbers. Let set overnight. Bring to a slow boil (will
take a little while) Simmer for 1 hour or until cucumbers are
clear. While simmering, wash jars and rinse in very hot water. In a
small pan put the lids (not the rings) and bring to a boil. Fill hot
jars with cucumbers and liquid to just below the rim (about 1/2
inch) Wipe rim off with hot, damp rag. Remove a lid from hot water,
dry it off, and place it on jar. Secure tightly with ring, set
upside down and let sit for a few hours. Will know they are set when
lid doesnt pop back when pressed.

I hope you enjoy these. My grandma is bringing me a batch of
cucumbers tomorrow and I will be making another batch of pickles. An
extra note, if I ever come up short on cucumbers I just add yellow
squash, onions, and tomatoes. It makes an awesome "pickled Medley"

and my family actually prefer it over the regular pickles.

Find this recipe at:

http://inet-recipes.blogspot.com/