Bread And Butter Pickles

• 15 cups sliced pickling cucumbers
• 3 onions, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup coarse salt
• 4 cups cracked ice
• 2 1/2 cups cider vinegar
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
• 1 tablespoon mustard seeds

1. Combine cucumbers, onions, salt and ice in a large bowl.
2. Mix well.
3. Put a weight on and allow to stand 3 hours. (For a weight, I use a plate with a gallon bottle of vinegar or water on top of it).
4. Rinse and drain thoroughly.
5. Combine vinegar, sugar, turmeric, celery seed and mustard seed in a large pot.
6. Add drained cucumbers.
7. Place pot on medium low heat.
8. Bring almost to a boil, but DO NOT ALLOW TO BOIL.
9. Remove from heat.
10. Seal in sterilized jars, 10 minutes in a hot water bath.
11. Easy way to sterilize jars: Wash them well in hot soapy water.
12. Dry them off.
13. Put on a cookie sheet, right side up, at 225u0b0F for 15 minutes.
14. Turn off oven and leave them in there until you need them.

pickling cucumbers, onions, coarse salt, cracked ice, cider vinegar, sugar, turmeric, celery, mustard seeds

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/bread-and-butter-pickles-71203 (may not work)