The Joneses wrote:
> So the cukes are resting in 1 cup lime & 1 gal water, just covering
> the 7 # regular cukes all sliced up nice. The lime seems to gravitate
> to the bottom and does not stay in solution. Is this normal? Should I
> have mixed it differently? Or just stir it up a couple times?
> Edrena, wishin' & hopin'
>
>
You gotta stir it occasionally, make sure the cukes are covered
completely and the stirring helps that too. I usually make a batch with
8 lbs of cukes, tips cut off and sliced thin with my Roncomatic slicer.
It's a pain doing it this way but you end up with such nice, crispy
pickle slices.

George