Bread-And-Butter Pickles

• 3 pounds pickling cucumbers
• 3 medium onions, sliced
• 1 medium-size green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 1/2 tablespoons pickling salt
• Crushed ice
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups apple cider vinegar (5% acidity)
• 1 tablespoon mustard seeds
• 3/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 3/4 teaspoon celery seeds

1. Wash cucumbers, and thinly slice.
2. Combine cucumber, onion, and next 3 ingredients in a large Dutch oven. Cover with ice; mix thoroughly, and refrigerate 3 hours. Drain.
3. Combine sugar and remaining ingredients; pour over cucumber mixture. Heat just until boiling.
4. Pack hot mixture into 4 hot jars, filling to 1/2 inch from top. Remove air bubbles; wipe jar rims. Cover at once with metal lids, and screw on bands. Process jars in boiling-water bath 10 minutes.

pickling cucumbers, onions, green bell pepper, garlic, pickling salt, sugar, apple cider vinegar, mustard seeds, ground turmeric, celery seeds

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/bread-and-butter-pickles-2 (may not work)