Ingredients

4 quarts sliced cucumbers

1/2 cup salt

2 quarts of sliced onions

1 quart vinegar

4 cups sugar

1 tbsp celery seeds

2 tbsp mustard seeds

1 tbsp ground ginger

1 tsp ground turmeric (optional)

1/2 tsp ground white pepper

Preparation

  1. Gently stir salt and cucumbers. Add ice cubes and let stand 2 - 3 hours until crisp and cold. Drain and add onions.
  2. Mix remaining ingredients together in separate pot. Bring to boil.
  3. Pack cucumbers into jars.
  4. Pour boiling pickling syrup into jars. Seal. Process in hot water bath for 15 minutes.