Sweet Pickle Spears - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 lb. small cucumbers
4 c. sugar
3 3/4 c. white vinegar
3 Tbsp. salt
1 tsp. celery seed
1 tsp. turmeric
1 1/2 tsp. mustard seed

Preparation

Wash cucumbers, trim ends.
Cut lengthwise.
Pour boiling water over cucumbers.
Let stand 2 hours.
Drain cucumbers.
Heat ingredients to boiling.
Pack cucumbers in hot, sterile jars.
Pour hot liquid into jars until cucumbers are covered.
Process in boiling water 20 minutes.