Bread & Butter Pickles

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 6 quarts cucumbers, sliced thin
• 25 pickling onions (silverskin)
• 3/4 cup pickling salt
• 7 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons turmeric
• 1 1/2 teaspoons celery seeds
• 3 tablespoons dry mustard
• 7 1/2 cups pickling vinegar

Recipe

• 1 mix cucumbers and onions with about 3 trays of ice cubes in a large bowl. let stand overnight.
• 2 in the morning, drain the cucumbers and onions well. while the cucumbers and onions are draining, bring the pickling salt, sugar, turmeric, celery seed, dry mustard and vinegar to a boil. boil for five minutes. add cucumbers and onions and bring the mixture just back to a boil, then take off the heat. fill sterilized jars and seal.