Bread And Butter Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

25 large cucumbers
12 onions, sliced
1/2 c. salt
2 1/2 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. mustard seed
2 Tbsp. ginger root
2 Tbsp. celery seed

Preparation

Place cucumbers in cold water until crisp.
Wipe dry and slice. Add sliced onions and salt.
Let stand 1 hour; do not drain.
Add 1 quart vinegar and a little water. Boil sugar, mustard seed, ginger root and celery seed for 5 minutes.
While hot, fill jars and seal.