My Wonderful Bread And Butter Pickles!!!

• 4 quarts cucumbers, medium size sliced (about 6lbs)
• 1 1/2 cups onions, sliced (about 12-15 small white, about 1 lb)
• 2 large garlic cloves
• 1/3 cup salt
• 24 ice cubes
• 4 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons turmeric
• 1 1/2 teaspoons celery seeds
• 2 tablespoons mustard seeds
• 3 cups white vinegar

1. Wash cucumbers thoroughly using a vegetable brush and drain on a rack.
2. Slice unpeeled cucumbers into 1/8-1/4" thick slices. I use a food processor for this step.
3. Add onions and garlic.
4. Add salt and mix thoroughly.
5. Cover with ice cubes, allow to sit for 3 hours.
6. Drain thoroughly, remove garlic.
7. Combine sugar, spices and vinegar.
8. Heat just to a boil.
9. Add cucumbers and onions and heat 5 minutes.
10. Pack loosely into clean, pint jars. Adjust lids.
11. Process in a boiling waterbath for 5 minutes.
12. Start to count processing time as soon as the water returns to boiling.
13. Times are approximate.

cucumbers, onions, garlic, salt, cubes, sugar, turmeric, celery seeds, mustard seeds, white vinegar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/my-wonderful-bread-and-butter-pickles-185150 (may not work)