Categories: Pickles, Relishes 
      Yield: 1 servings 
  
-------------------------------PICKLE MIXTURE------------------------------- 
      4 qt Sliced cucumbers* 
      8    Small onions, sliced** 
      1 c  Pickling salt 
           Water to cover 
      4 qt Ice, cracked 
 
-----------------------------PICKLING SOLUTION----------------------------- 
      3 c  Light brown sugar 
      3 c  Cider vinegar 
      1 c  Water 
      1 tb Mustard seed 
      1 tb Celery seed 
      3 tb Mixed Pickling Spices 
      1 ts Tumeric 
    1/2 ts Ground cloves 
 
---------------------------------DIRECTIONS--------------------------------- 
  
    * Cucumbers should be unwaxed, about 4-5 inches long, sliced 1/8" thick. 
   ** Onions should be as big around as the cucumbers, sliced 1/8" thick. 
   
  Have ready 4-5 pint canning jars, rings, and lids, sterilized. 
   
  Layer cucumbers and onions in large glass, plastic, or stainless steel 
  bowl, sprinkling each layer with pickling salt.  Add water to cover. Add 
  cracked ice.  Let stand at least 3 hours, stirring occasionally. 
   
  Important: Standing period and use of ice insures very crisp pickles. 
   
  Combine brown sugar, vinegar, water, mustard seed, celery seed, pickling 
  spices, tumeric, and cloves in large stainless steel or non-stick kettle. 
  Bring to a boil and simmer 5 minutes.  Let stand, covered, 2-3 hours. 
   
  Remove any remaining ice from cucumbers and onions, drain and rinse under 
  cold water.  Return pickling solution to a boil.  Add cucumbers and onions 
  to pickling solution and heat until almost boiling. Simmer gently 4-5 
  minutes. 
   
  Place jar lids in simmering water for at least 5 minutes. Pack pickles 
  tightly in jars, pressing down with wooden spoon.  Cover with hot pickling 
  solution to within 1/4" of jar rim.  Cap jars with lids and 
   
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