Bread & Butter Pickles

Delicious pickles with a real crunch

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Yields: 6-8 pints

Ingredients

• 6  quarts cucumbers, sliced thin
• 25  pickling onions (silverskin)
• 3⁄4 cup pickling salt
• 7 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons turmeric
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons celery seeds
• 3  tablespoons dry mustard
• 7 1⁄2 cups pickling vinegar

Directions

1. Mix cucumbers and onions with about 3 trays of ice cubes in a large bowl. Let stand overnight.
2. In the morning, drain the cucumbers and onions well. While the cucumbers and onions are draining, bring the pickling salt, sugar, turmeric, celery seed, dry mustard and vinegar to a boil. Boil for five minutes. Add cucumbers and onions and bring the mixture just back to a boil, then take off the heat. Fill sterilized jars and seal.