Bread And Butter Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 qt. medium size cucumbers
3/4 c. salt
2 c. water
1 qt. vinegar
6 medium size white onions
4 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. celery seed
2 Tbsp. mustard seed

Preparation

Wash cucumbers.
Slice onions and cucumbers thinly.
Arrange in layers in earthenware crock or bowl.
Sprinkle each layer with salt.
Cover; let stand 3 hours.
Drain off accumulated juice. Combine water, vinegar, sugar, celery and mustard seed.
Bring to boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved, 3 minutes.
Add cucumber mixture and bring to boiling point once more but do not boil.
Pack in hot sterile jars, seal.
Makes about 8 pints.