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Bread and Butter Pickles
1 gallon sliced pickles (not peeled)
2 cups onions, sliced
1/2 cup salt
Directions:
Mix salt, onions and pickles together.
Let set for three hrs.
Wash off salt water and drain till nearly dry.
Then add the following ingredients:
4 cups sugar
1 tsp. turmeric
2 heaping Tbsp. white mustard seed
1/2 tsp. celery seed
2 qt. mild vinegar
Place over slow fire and heat to scalding point but do not boil.
Can while they are very hot.