Lime Pickles

Ingredients

• 9-11 lbs sliced cucumbers unpeeled.
• 2 cup lime - 2 gallon coldwater
• 5-lbs sugar
• 2 qts vinegar
• ½ oz. of mixed spices
• 1/8 green food coloring

Directions

1. Soak in Mason’s Lime for 24 hrs.
2. use large crock and use full amount
3. than soak in clear coldwater for 4 hours changing each hour,
4. Make the syrup.
5. Bring to a boil and pour on pickles. Let stand over night.
6. Next morning bring pickles and syrup to a boil and simmer for about 1 hour.
7. Can Hot.

Timing

• 24 hrs.
• 4 hours changing each hour,
• over night.
• about 1 hour.

Equipment

• large crock

Arwilda’s edits

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