Lime Cucumber Pickles

7 to 10 lbs. cucumbers
2 cups hydrated lime
2 gallons cold water
8 cups sugar
1 Tbsp. salt
2 quarts vinegar
1 tsp. celery seed
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. pickle spice

Wash cucmbers and slice crosswise as for bread-and-butter pickles. Mix water and lime and add cucmber slices. Soak for 24 hours. Stir occasionally. Rinse 3 times in cold water and soad 4 hours in fresh cold water. Drain. Make a syrup by combining the following ingredients: sugar, vinegar, salt, and spices. Pour over the cucumber slices and let stand overnight. Next day simmer for 35 minutes and can in clean, hot jars.