Bread And Butter Pickles

Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 4 quarts cucumbers, sliced
• 6 onions, sliced
• 1 green pepper
• 1 sweet red pepper
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1/3 cup salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons turmeric
• 1 1/2 teaspoons celery seeds
• 2 tablespoons mustard seeds
• 5 cups vinegar
• 6 cups sugar
• 2 cups water, frozen in ice cube trays

Recipe

• 1 wash cukes but do not peel. slice thin.
• 2 add sliced onions, peppers cut in narrow strips; add garlic cloves, sprinkle the salt over the layers as you work.
• 3 now mix a tray of ice cubes through the pickles, put another full tray on top. let stand 3 hours.
• 4 drain cucumber mixture thoroughly and discard ice.
• 5 combine vinegar sugar and spices. pour over cucumber slices.
• 6 heat to boiling point. pour in hot sterilized jars and seal in boiling water bath. age before using. yield 6-7 pints.