Old-Fashioned Lime Pickles

6 About 6 pounds of 4- to 5-inch unwaxed pickling cucumbers (preferably fresh-picked and thin-skinned), scrubbed and rinsed

1 cup food-grade pickling lime (calcium hydroxide)

½ cup salt

1 gallon cold water

3 pounds white or yellow onions, diced

2 quarts white wine vinegar or cider vinegar (minimum 5 percent acidity; cider vinegar darkens pickles)

6 cups granulated sugar or 5 ¼ cups honey (honey adds its own flavor and darkens brine)

2 ½ teaspoons unrefined sea salt or pickling salt

2 teaspoons mixed pickling spice

Directions at keyingredient.com

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