Aunt Lois’s Pickles

1 cup lime
1 gallon cold water
1/2 gallon of sliced cucumbers

1 pint apple cider vinegar
2 cups sugar
1/2 tablespoon salt
1/2 tablespoon pickle spices
1/2 tablespoon celery seed

Dissolve lime in cold water. Soak sliced cucumbers for twenty-four hours in a non-aluminum pot. Drain. Rinse. Soak in ice water for three hours. Drain again.

Mix vinegar, sugar, salt, pickle spices, and celery seed until the sugar dissolves. Pour over pickles. Soak overnight.

Bring mixture to a low boil for thirty-five minutes. Then pack in sterilized canning jars and seal.