Bread and Butter Pickles

Ingredients

• 4 quarts cucumbers, sliced
• 6 medium onions, sliced
• ½ cup salt
• 5 cups sugar
• 3 cups vinegar
• 1½ tsp celery seed
• 2 T mustard seed
• 1½ tsp tumeric
• cracked ice

To Prepare

1. Cover cucumbers and onions with salt and cracked ice, let stand 3 hours, drain
2. Combine sugar, vinegar, celery seed, mustard seed, and tumeric
3. Bring mixture to a boil, quickly remove from heat, then add cucumbers and onions
4. Return to heat and bring to a boil once more
5. Pack in hot jars

Tips

• When packing, keep the lids in hot water so they will seal and slide a knife down the edge of the jar to remove air bubbles