Bread And Butter Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 medium cucumbers
3 medium onions
1/4 c. salt or less
1 c. vinegar
1/2 tsp. celery seed
1 c. water
1/2 tsp. mustard seed
3/4 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/4 tsp. turmeric

Preparation

Wash cucumbers; do not peel.
Cut in thin slices.
Peel and wash onions.
Combine onions and cucumbers.
Add salt and let stand 2 hours.
Drain.
Heat vinegar, water, celery seed, mustard seed, sugar, ginger and turmeric to boiling.
Add cucumbers and onions; boil slowly until tender.
Pack in freshly sterilized jars while hot.
Makes 5 pints.