Ice-Water Pickles

• Ready In: 2 hrs 1 min
• Serves: 5
• Yields: 5 pints

Ingredients

• 3  lbs cucumbers (4-inch)
• 5  medium onions
• 1  tablespoon mustard seeds
• 1  quart cider vinegar
• 1  cup sugar
• 2  teaspoons pickling salt

Directions

1. Wash the cucumbers, quarter them lengthwise, and soak them in ice-water for 2 hours.
2. Peel and slice the onions and pack them in the bottoms of 5 pint jars.
3. Pack the cucumbers lengthwise in the jars.
4. Combine the mustard seed, vinegar, sugar and salt, bring to a boil and boil for 1 minute.
5. Fill the jars to overflowing with the boiling-hot syrup and seal.