Crisp Bread And Butter Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 quarts cucumbers, thinly sliced
8 medium white onions (Onions should be peeled and thinly sliced.)
1/2 cup pickling salt
5 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons turmeric
1 teaspoon celery seed
2 tablespoons mustard seeds
5 cups cider vinegar

Preparation

Mix the cucumbers and onions with the salt and 2 quarts of cracked ice and let them stand, covered with a weighted lid, for 3 hours.
Drain thoroughly and put the vegetables in a large kettle.
Add the sugar, spices and vinegar and bring almost to a boil, stirring often with a wooden spoon, but do not boil.
Pack the pickles into hot jars and seal.