Bread And Butter Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 gal. cucumbers
8 small onions, thinly sliced
2 green peppers, cut fine
1/2 c. salt
5 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. turmeric
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
2 Tbsp. mustard seed
1 tsp. celery seed
5 c. vinegar

Preparation

Scrub fresh, crisp cucumbers.
Wash but don't peel.
Slice cucumbers crosswise and mix with onions and green peppers.
Mix the salt with the vegetables and bury 1-quart cracked ice in mixture. Cover with a heavy lid.
Let stand 3 hours.
Drain and prepare the following:
Blend sugar, turmeric and cloves together.
Add mustard and celery seed and vinegar.
If the vinegar is too strong, substitute 1 cup of water for 1 cup vinegar.
Pour this mixture over the vegetables in a large pan; heat to scalding, stirring occasionally but do not boil.
Seal in hot, sterilized jars.
Let stand about 3 to 4 weeks before using.