Recipe - Cucumber Sweet Pickles

7 pound Cucumbers
2 ga Cold water
1 cup Barnyard lime
5 pound White sugar
2 qt Apple cider vinegar
1 pack Cinnamon sticks; broken
1 teaspoon Mace
1 teaspoon Turmeric
1 teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon Whole cloves

First day: Slice cucumbers in 1/4inch 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 The Bliss of Cooking Returns, Fort Bliss Officers Wives Club,
Ft. Bliss, TX. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.