Bread And Butter Pickles Number 1 - cooking recipe

Ingredients

32 (4-inch) cucumbers or 52 (3 1/2-inch)
8 small onions
1 green pepper
1 sweet red pepper
1/2 c. coarse salt
5 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. turmeric
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
2 tsp. mustard seed
2 tsp. celery seed
5 c. vinegar

Preparation

Slice vegetables thin.
Add salt; cover with cracked ice and let stand 3 hours, stirring occasionally.
Drain.
Combine rest of ingredients and pour over vegetables.
Bring to a boil and pack in hot, sterilized jars; seal.
Makes 8 pints.