Tura's Pickles

This is a great way to use up all those cucumbers during the summer. I love the onions and peppers as well as the pickles themselves. Great to put on your grilled hamburgers! I use my food processor to speed things up. These taste very much like the pickles that my husbands grandmother, Tura Higgins, used to make.

• Ready In: 4 hrs 15 mins
• Yields: 6 quarts

Ingredients

• 4  quarts cucumbers, sliced
• 4  onions, sliced
• 2  green peppers, sliced
• 1⁄3 cup pickling salt
• 5  cups sugar
• 3  cups vinegar
• 2  tablespoons mustard seeds
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons turmeric
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons celery seeds

Directions

1. Combine cucumbers, onions & green peppers.
2. Pour salt over the top and mix thoroughly.
3. Cover with ice and let stand for 3 hours.
4. Drain well.
5. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over cucumber mixture and bring to a boil.
6. Pour into sterilized jars and process in hot water bath for 10 minutes.
7. Sweet & Spicy Option: Omit the mustard seed & turmeric. Add 1 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper, 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes &1 teaspoon cayenne to the sugar/vinegar mixture.