Bread And Butter Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 gal. cucumbers
1 1/2 c. sliced small onions
2 large cloves garlic (optional)
1/3 c. salt (not iodized)
2 qt. crushed ice or cubes
4 1/2 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. turmeric
1 1/2 tsp. celery seed
2 Tbsp. mustard seed
3 c. white vinegar

Preparation

Wash cucumbers thoroughly using a vegetable brush.
Drain on rack.
Slice cucumbers and onions into 1/8 to 1/4-inch slices.
Add onions and garlic to cucumbers.
Add salt and mix thoroughly. Cover with crushed ice or ice cubes.
Let stand 3 hours.
Drain thoroughly; remove garlic cloves.
Combine sugar, spices and vinegar.
Heat just to boiling.
Add drained cucumber and onion slices and heat quickly to boiling.
Pack hot pickles loosely into clean hot pint jars.