Bread And Butter Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 lb. cucumbers
12 medium onions (about 2 1/2 lb.)
1 qt. vinegar (white vinegar makes lighter pickles)
2 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. turmeric powder
1 Tbsp. celery seed
1 Tbsp. mustard seed

Preparation

Slice cucumbers and onions very thin.
Let stand in salt water (1 cup salt to each gallon of water) for 2 hours or longer. Drain.
Boil in vinegar mixture until tender.
Pack in jars. Seal.
(Makes about 13 pints for the doubled recipe.)