Sweet Refrigerator Pickles With Onion - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 cups cucumbers, sliced very thin
1 cup onion, sliced very thin
1 cup bell pepper, sliced in strips (optional)
1 teaspoon mustard seeds or 1 teaspoon celery seed
1 cup vinegar
2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon canning salt

Preparation

Mix cucumbers, onions, bell peppers, and salt.
Cover and store in refrigerator for 2 hours.
Drain liquid off and set cucumber mix aside.
In large pot, mix sugar, vinegar, and mustard (OR celery) seeds.
Heat until sugar melts.
Remove from heat.
Mix in cucumber mixture.
Put in jars, let cool, then refrigerate.
*I was told this will last 2 weeks in an airtight Tupperware type bowl-- but I put them in pint sized canning jars and they sealed.*.
~I do keep them in the refrigerator as they are called \"refrigerator pickles\" and they will ruin if they were not kept cold.~.
***As for the mustard seed OR celery seed-- we prefer mustard, but everyone has their own taste.***.
*****My dad uses these pickles AS hot dog relish.*****.