Best Bread And Butter Pickles

Ingredients

• 4 qt sliced cucumbers 40 to 50
• 12 c canning salt
• ice cubes
• 2 qt sliced onions
• 1 qt vinegar
• 4 c sugar
• 1 Tbsp celery seed
• 2 Tbsp mustard seed
• 1 Tbsp ginger
• 1 tsp turmeric

Directions

1. Gently stir salt into thinly sliced cucumbers Cover with ice cubes let stand 2 to 3 hours
2. Add more ice if it melts Drain Add onions Combine remaining ingredients and bring to a boil Boil for 10 minutes
3. Pack at once in hot sterilized jars Process in boiling water bath for 30 minutes Remove jars from canner Makes 8 pints