Crosscut Pickle Slices - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 lb. cucumbers, sliced
1 1/2 c. onion, sliced
2 large cloves garlic
1/3 c. uniodized salt
2 trays ice 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 and slice unpeeled cukes into 1/4-inch slices.
Discard ends.
Add onion and salt and mix.
Put garlic cloves over top. Cover with ice cubes and let stand 3 hours or overnight.
Drain and remove garlic cloves.
Heat sugar, turmeric, celery seed, mustard seed and white vinegar to boiling.
Add drained cukes and onion slices and boil 5 minutes.
Start to count processing time as soon as water in canner returns to boil.