Bread and Butter Pickles

GGrandma Cora Deely's recipe for bread and butter pickles.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Yields: 5 pints

Ingredients

• 1  quart  sliced cucumber
• 1  bell pepper, chopped
• 1  cup sugar
• 3  cloves
• 1  slice onion
• 1  teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1  teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1  teaspoon celery seed
• 1 1⁄2 cups vinegar
• 1⁄2 cup salt (for soaking cucumbers)

Directions

1. Let cucumbers stand in salted water (about 1/2 cup) for 2 or more hours.
2. Drain and rinse.
3. Stir all dry ingredients together.
4. Add vinegar.
5. Pour over cucumber and bell peppers.
6. Boil 5 minutes. Pack in jars.