BREAD AND BUTTER PICKLES

Ingredients:

• 20 medium cucumbers
• 12 medium onions
• 1 cup salt
• 4 cups vinegar
• 4 cups water
• 4 cups sugar
• 4 teaspoons celery seed
• 2 teaspoons mustard seed
• 2 teaspoons ginger
• 1 teaspoon turmeric

Instructions:

1. Wash cucumbers and slice thinly without peeling. Slice onions.
2. Combine cucumbers and onions in a large container, sprinkle with salt, and let stand for 2 hours.
3. In a large pot, mix vinegar, water, sugar, celery seed, mustard seed, ginger, and turmeric. Bring to a boil.
4. Add rinsed and drained cucumbers and onions to the boiling mixture. Simmer for about 10 minutes.
5. Pack pickles into sterilized jars and seal.