Bread And Butter Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

25 to 30 medium cucumbers
8 large white onions
2 large sweet peppers
1/2 c. salt
5 c. cider vinegar
5 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. mustard seed
1 tsp. turmeric
1/2 tsp. cloves

Preparation

Wash cucumbers and slice as thin as possible.
Chop onions and peppers; combine with cucumbers and salt.
Let stand 3 hours and drain.
Combine vinegar, sugar and spices in a large preserving kettle; bring to a boil.
Add drained cucumbers; heat thoroughly but do not boil.
Pack while hot into sterilized jars and seal at once.