Recipe is from Aunt Sarah/Uncle Evan.
7 lbs sliced cucumbers
2 gallons cold water
1 pint slaked lime
Syrup:
9 cups sugar
1 TB salt
1 tsp celery seed
2 quarts vinegar
1 tsp whole cloves
1 tsp pickling spices
Mix together cucumbers, water and slaked lime and let stand 12 hours. Drain and wash thoroughly. Cover with clear, cold water and let stand 3 hours. Drain. Add syrup.
Combine syrup ingredients. Let pickles stand in syrup 8 hours. Cook and simmer slowly until transparent (1 ½ to 2 hours). Seal while hot. A few drops of green food coloring may be added.
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