Bread And Butter Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 gallon firm cucumbers, sliced very thin
8 small white onions, sliced thin
1/2 cup salt
3 cups vinegar
5 cups sugar
1-1/2 tsp turmeric
1 Tbsp mustard seed
1 Tbsp celery seed
1/2 tsp ground cloves (optional)

Preparation

Put cucumbers and onions in layers with salt.
Cover with ice and put in refrigerator for 3 - 4 hours.
Drain.
Make syrup of vinegar, sugar, turmeric, mustard seed, and celery salt.
Add vegetables and heat slowly with very little stirring.
Scald, do not boil.
Place pickles in sterilized jars and seal.
Chill in refrigerator before serving for crispness.