Bread And Butter Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 qt. cucumbers, thinly sliced
2 c. sliced onions
1/2 c. salt
4 c. sugar
1 tsp. turmeric
1 tsp. celery seed
1 Tbsp. mustard seed
4 c. vinegar

Preparation

Combine cucumbers, onions and salt and let stand for 3 hours. Drain off salt water brine.
Bring sugar, turmeric, celery seed, mustard seed and vinegar to boiling point.
Add drained cucumbers and onions.
Heat thoroughly but do not boil (about 2 minutes). Place in pint jars and seal immediately.
Makes approximately 7 pints.