Bread And Butter Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 quarts medium cucumbers, sliced
6 medium white onions, sliced
2 bell peppers, chopped
3 cloves garlic
1/3 c. medium coarse salt
5 c. sugar
3 c. cider vinegar
1- 1/2 tsp. turmeric
1- 1/2 tsp. celery seeds
2 tbsp. Mustard seeds
1/2 tsp. dill seed, opt.
1/2 tsp. white pepper, opt.

Preparation

Do not pare cucumbers; slice thin. Add onions, peppers and whole garlic cloves. Add salt and cover with cracked ice. Mix well. Let set 3 hours. Drain well. Combine remaining ingredients; pour over cucumber mixture. Heat just to a boil. Seal in hot sterilized jars. Makes 8 pints.