Bread and Butter Pickles

Ingredients

• 25 cucumbers, thinly sliced
• 6 onions, thinly sliced
• 2 green bell peppers, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1/2 cup salt
• 3 cups cider vinegar
• 5 cups white sugar
• 2 tablespoons mustard seed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons celery seed
• 1/2 teaspoon whole cloves
• 1 tablespoon ground turmeric

Directions

1 In a large bowl, mix together cucumbers, onions, green bell peppers, garlic and salt. Allow to stand approximately 3 hours.
2 In a large saucepan, mix the cider vinegar, white sugar, mustard seed, celery seed, whole cloves and turmeric. Bring to a boil.
3 Drain liquid from the cucumber mixture. Stir the mixture into the boiling vinegar mixture. Remove from heat shortly before the combined mixtures return to boil.
4 Transfer to sterile containers. Seal and chill in the refrigerator until serving.

Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: AllRecipes/David
Submitted By: Marlen
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Bread and Butter Pickles