Real Easy Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 qt. cucumbers (not peeled)
3 fresh garlic buds
4 medium onions
1 sweet and 1 green pepper
3 c. white vinegar
2 Tbsp. mustard seed
5 c. sugar

Preparation

Slice vegetables and sprinkle with 1/3 cup salt; cover with crushed ice for 3 hours.
Drain.
Bring to a boil: vinegar, mustard seed and sugar.
While still hot, pour over drained vegetables.
Refrigerate.
Do not can.
I put these pickles in a gallon glass jar.
They are nice and crisp and will keep up to one year in the refrigerator.