Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

25 to 30 medium cucumbers
2 sweet peppers
8 large onions
1/2 c. salt
5 c. sugar
1 tsp. turmeric
1/2 tsp. cloves
2 tsp. mustard seed
5 c. vinegar (full strength)

Preparation

Wrap turmeric, cloves and mustard seeds in cloth. Wash cucumber and slice as thin as possible.
Chop onions and peppers. Combine the three with salt and let stand for 3 hours, then drain. Combine vinegar, sugar and spices in a large kettle. Bring to a boil and add cucumber mixture
and heat to a boil. Pack and seal in jars.