Bread and Butter Pickles

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Ingredients:

25 to 30 medium cucumbers

8 large white onions

2 large sweet peppers

1/2 cup salt

5 cups cider vinegar

5 cups sugar (2 1/2 lbs.)

2 Tbs. mustard seed

1 tsp. tumeric

1/2 tsp.cloves

Preparation:

Wash cucumbers and slice as thin as possible.  Chop onions and peppers; combine with cucumbers and salt; let stand 3 hours and drain.  Combine vinegar, sugar, and spices in large preserving kettle.  Bring to boil.  Add drained cucumbers; heat thoroughly but do not boil.  Pack while hot into sterilized jars and seal at once using a water bath canner according to canner instructions.

History:

This recipe comes from my Great Aunt Emma who lived in Texas.