Pickled Tahiti Limes

Ingredients

 * 12 Tahiti limes
 * 4 oz. salt
 * 2 oz. clove
 * 3 oz. vinegar

Directions

 * 1) Grate the skin from the limes.
 * 2) Wash these in water.
 * 3) Let stand in hot water for 3 days (and nights).
 * 4) Refresh the water daily (pour hot water again).
 * 5) After this:
 * 6) Make a cross-like cut at the underside of the fruits.
 * 7) salt these down and insert the clove in the fruits (through the cut).
 * 8) Put in a cleaned (cleaned with boiling water) jar.
 * 9) On the bottom and between the layers (of limes) sprinkle with salt.
 * 10) The top layer should be covered entirely with salt.
 * 11) Shake the bottle daily untill all the salt is dissolved.
 * 12) After this:
 * 13) Add vinegar and let stand untill a thick syrup is formed in the jar.
 * 14) This can take 2 – 3 weeks.