Bread And Butter Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 qt. cucumbers, sliced
6 medium onions, sliced
2 green peppers, sliced
1/3 c. salt
5 c. sugar
3 c. white distilled vinegar
1 1/2 tsp. turmeric
1 1/2 tsp. celery seed
2 Tbsp. mustard seed

Preparation

Pour salt over sliced cucumbers, onions and green peppers. Cover with ice and soak 3 hours.
Mix together, then drain.
Set aside.
In a large pan, mix sugar, vinegar, turmeric and celery and mustard seeds together and bring just to a boil, but do not boil.
Add to cucumber mixture, then pack into sterile jars and seal.
Yields 8 pints.