Bread and Butter Pickles

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Anne (Demberger) Kees

Slice very thin:

1 gallon Firm cucumbers
2 Seeded green peppers

Skin: 8 Small white onions

Prepare 1 qt Crushed ice.

Place these ingredients in layers in a crock with 1/3 c Salt.  Cover with a weighted lid and place in a refrigerator for 3 hours. Drain.

Make a syrup of:

3 c Vinegar (white)
5 c Sugar
1-1/2 tsp Turmeric
½ tsp Ground cloves
2 tsp Mustard seed
1 tsp Celery seed

Add the vegetables. Heat them slowly with very little stirring. Scald; do not boil them. Place the pickles in sterilized jars and seal them at once.

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