Bread and Butter Pickles

Makes 4 pints

ingredients

2 quarts sliced medium cucumbers
3 medium white onions, sliced
1/4 cup coarse pickling salt
2 1/2 cup white sugar
1 1/2 cup Heinz Apple Cider Vinegar
3/4 tsp turmeric
3/4 tsp celery seed
1 tsp mustard seed
Optional:
Sliced summer squash
Sliced bell peppers

directions

Do not pare cukes. Slice 1/8“ thick. Add onion slices to cukes, mix together. Add salt over this and cover with cracked ice. Mix thoroughly. Let stand 3 hours. Drain well, combine remaining ingredients. Pour over cuke mixture. Heat just to a boil. Pack in clean, hot jars to within 1/2 ” of top, making sure vinegar solution covers vegetables. Cap each jar at once. Process 5 minutes in boiling water-bath.

Source: Ma Vann