Bread And Butter Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 qt. slices, unpared cucumbers
6 onions, sliced (6 c.)
2 green peppers, sliced (1 2/3 c.)
3 garlic cloves
1/3 c. pickling salt
5 c. sugar
3 c. vinegar
1 1/2 tsp. turmeric
1 1/2 tsp. celery seed
2 Tbsp. mustard seed

Preparation

Combine cucumbers, onions, green peppers and garlic cloves. Add salt.
Cover with ice and mix.
Let stand 3 hours; drain well. Remove garlic.
Combine sugar, vinegar, turmeric, celery seed and mustard seed.
Pour mixture over cucumbers.
Bring all to boil. Fill hot jars, leaving 1/2-inch headspace.
Makes 8 pints.