Bread And Butter Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cucumbers
3 medium onions
1 Tbsp. salt
several ice cubes
1 c. sugar
1 c. vinegar
2 to 3 bay leaves
1 tsp. mustard seed
1/2 tsp. turmeric

Preparation

Wash cucumbers.
Slice paper thin; also, the onions.
Mix with salt and ice cubes in a plastic bag.
Refrigerate for 3 hours and then drain.
Boil sugar, vinegar, bay leaves, mustard seed and turmeric for 5 minutes.
Add cucumbers and onions.
As soon as it comes to a full boil again, remove from heat and put in jars.
For safekeeping, boil the jars and lids to sterilize them.
Store in the refrigerator.