My Wonderful Bread And Butter Pickles!!!

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 4 quarts cucumbers, medium size sliced (about 6lbs)
• 1 1/2 cups onions, sliced (about 12-15 small , about 1 lb)
• 2 large garlic cloves
• 1/3 cup salt
• 24 ice cubes
• 4 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons turmeric
• 1 1/2 teaspoons celery seeds
• 2 tablespoons mustard seeds
• 3 cups vinegar

Recipe

• 1 wash cucumbers thoroughly using a vegetable brush and drain on a rack.
• 2 slice unpeeled cucumbers into 1/8-1/4" thick slices. i use a food processor for this step.
• 3 add onions and garlic.
• 4 add salt and mix thoroughly.
• 5 cover with ice cubes, allow to sit for 3 hours.
• 6 drain thoroughly, remove garlic.
• 7 combine sugar, spices and vinegar.
• 8 heat just to a boil.
• 9 add cucumbers and onions and heat 5 minutes.
• 10 pack loosely into clean, pint jars. adjust lids.
• 11 process in a boiling waterbath for 5 minutes.
• 12 start to count processing time as soon as the water returns to boiling.
• 13 times are approximate.