Bread And Butter Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 medium onions
30 (6-inch) cucumbers, sliced
5 Tbsp. salt
1 1/4 Tbsp. alum
6 1/2 c. vinegar
5 c. sugar
3 tsp. celery seed
2 1/2 tsp. mustard seed
1 1/2 tsp. turmeric
2 1/2 tsp. ginger

Preparation

Slice onions and cucumbers.
Sprinkle salt and alum over cucumbers and onions.
Let stand 1 hour.
Drain in colander; set aside.
Make syrup of vinegar, sugar, celery seed, mustard seed, turmeric and ginger in large pot and bring to boil for 5 minutes. Pour drained cucumbers into syrup.
Pour into hot, sterile jars immediately.
Seal.
I put the jars in water and bring to a boil before filling so they will be hot enough to seal.
Yield: 6 pints.