Crites Family Stuff

Ingredients for 16 servings

• 6 quarts sliced cukes
• 2 quarts sliced onions
• 9 cups cold water
• 1 cup pickling salt
• 6 cups vinegar-cider or white distilled, must have 5% acidity
• 6.75 cups sugar
• 1 tbsp tumeric
• 1 tsp white or yellow mustard seed
• 1 tsp celery seed

Steps

1. Put cukes, onions, water and salt in a large crock or jar and let stand for 3 hours.
2. Rinse the cucumbers very well to get the salt off and then drain well. Pack cukes into clean, hot pint jars.
3. Make a sauce of the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil and cover cukes. Put on lids and bands. Water bath for 10 minutes or for the time required for your altitude.

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