Crisp Bread And Butter Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 qt. thinly sliced cucumbers
8 white onions, peeled and sliced
1/2 c. salt
5 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. turmeric
1 tsp. celery seed
2 tsp. mustard seeds
5 c. cider vinegar

Preparation

Mix cucumbers and onions with salt and 2-quarts cracked ice. Let stand, covered, with a weighted lid for 3 hours.
Drain thoroughly and put in a large kettle.
Add sugar, spices and vinegar.
Bring almost to a boil, stirring often with a wooden spoon.
Don't let it boil!
Pack in hot jars and seal.