Kelli called me the other day and asked if I wanted cucumbers. Â Her boyfriend’s mom had cucumbers and wanted to find a home for them. Â I said sure. Â The cucumbers in our garden didn’t do the best and I didn’t get many so this was perfect. The next day I had 2 FIVE GALLON BUCKETS of cucumbers. Â I saw that they were all large. Â I remembered a recipe that called for large cucumbers for making what is called Stickles so I thought I would give it a try.
Here’s the recipe if you want to give it a try. 5 qt. pickles 1 c. lime 1 gal water SYRUP: 2 c. water 2 c. vinegar 5 c. white sugar 1 T. salt 1 1/2 T. pickling spice (tied in a bag) Wash peel, seed and cut cucumbers lengthwise. Soak in lime water overnight, enough to cover cucumbers. Next morning, was them in clean cold water 3 times. Cover with cold water and let stand for 3 hours. Drain and cover with cold syrup. Let stand overnight. Next morning, bring to a slow boul and let them simmer until they look clear. Ladle into jars, hot to seal. This is a good way to use up those fat cucumbers. They are delicious. 
We ended up with 22 quarts. Â Hubby loves them so all is good.
Okay, I’m Corn-fused. Do you mean agricultural lime like you put on the lawn? Or lime like you put into your Cuba Libra’s (rum coke with lime)? Not sure, thanks!
Pretty sure its a pickle lime . it is what gives that snap crunch in pickles.
Amy, Andra and I are talking about doing a small swap of Hawaii Sunset blocks to each other. Are you interested in joining us on that since you started this ball rolling? Smile.
to Victoria Carroll-Parkhill, I think she means pickling lime which is food grade calcium hydroxide. You should be able to find it in the canning aisle of the store.
These are my favorite pickles, I usually put a little green food coloring in, makes them pretty.