Bread And Butter Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Slice cucumbers and onions thin, pour salt over them and let stand 3 hours.
Drain off all the liquid.
Mix sugar, vinegar, mustard seed, turmeric and celery seed.
Bring to a boil.
Add cucumbers and onions.
Heat to a boiling point but do not boil. Pack in hot jars and seal.