Crisscross Bread And Butter Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 qt. sliced medium cucumbers
6 medium onions, sliced
3 to 5 cloves garlic
1/3 c. salt (not iodized)
5 c. sugar
3 c. cider vinegar
1 1/2 tsp. turmeric
1 1/2 tsp. celery seed
2 Tbsp. mustard seed

Preparation

Slice cucumbers and onions; add garlic cloves.
Mix salt and cover with ice.
Let stand 3 hours and then drain.
Combine remaining ingredients and boil for 5 minutes.
Add the cucumbers, garlic cloves and salt after you drain.
Boil for 3 minutes.
Pat into jars and process in water bath for 5 minutes.
(Pickles and juices are great for most salads also.)