Cucumber Sweet Pickles

Title:
Cucumber Sweet Pickles

Yield:
1 Servings

Categories:
Pickles




Ingredients:





     7 lb Cucumbers


     2 ga Cold water


     1 c  Barnyard lime


     5 lb White sugar


     2 qt Apple cider vinegar


     1 pk Cinnamon sticks; broken


     1 ts Mace


     1 ts Turmeric


     1 ts Salt


     1 tb Whole cloves






 First day:  Slice cucumbers in 1/4-inch slices & soak in lime water for 24


 hours (2 gallons cold water & 1 cup barnyard lime). Second day: Rince


 cucumbers 2 or 3 times. Drain well & handle carefully. To the cucumbers add


 remaining ingredients which have been mixed well. Let stand


      24    hours. Third day: Cook mixture of cucumbers & spices together


 for 20 minutes after boiling starts. Seal HOT.


 


 MRS JAMES E. (JEAN) RECORD


 


 From the ,
Fort Bliss Officers Wives Club,


 Ft. Bliss, TX.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,


 http://www.erols.com/hosey.