Bread And Butter Pickles

Ingredients

• 1 gallon cucumbers, sliced
• 8 onions, sliced
• ½ cup salt
• 2 green peppers, sliced
• 2 red peppers, sliced
• 5 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons mustard seed
• 2 tablespoons celery seed
• 1½ teaspoons turmeric
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• 5 cups vinegar

Method

1. 1 Slice cucumbers, onions, and peppers. Pack in ice, place a heavy weight on top, and let stand for 3 hours.
2. 2 Drain the vegetables well to remove excess liquid.
3. 3 Combine sugar, mustard seed, celery seed, turmeric, cloves, and vinegar in a pot. Mix well and bring to a simmer.
4. 4 Pour the hot syrup over the drained pickles and simmer for 30 minutes.
5. 5 Seal the pickles in hot jars.