Marilyn Martin's Recipe

Bread & Butter Pickles

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Bread and Butter Pickles

25 Cucumbers, 3-5 inches in length
12 Onions
1 Quart White distilled vinegar
2 Cups Sugar
2 Tsp. Mustard seed
2 Tsp. Turmeric
2 Tsp. Celery seed

Wash and drain vegetables. Slice cucumbers and onions. Soak in salt solution (2 quarts ice water and 1/2 cup salt) for 3 hours. Mix vinegar, sugar and spices. Bring to a boil. Add cucumbers and onions just to heat through. Pack hot cucumbers into jars, leaving 1/2-inch head space. Cover with boiling hot liquid. Adjust lids. Process in boiling-water-bath for 15 minutes.