Bread And Butter Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 qt. sliced cucumbers with skins
1 qt. vinegar
2 tsp. mustard seed
4 large onions, sliced
1/2 c. salt
5 c. sugar
2 tsp. turmeric

Preparation

Soak cucumbers and onions for 4 hours in salt and enough water to cover; drain.
Add vinegar, sugar, mustard seed and turmeric. Simmer until cucumbers are a bright yellow.
Seal in hot, sterilized jars.
This recipe makes 5 pints.