Bread & Butter Pickles

This recipe made 6 quarts for me...

Ingredients- 

• 25 cucumbers, thinly sliced

• 6 onions, thinly sliced

• 2 green bell peppers, diced

• 3 cloves garlic, chopped

• 1/2 cup salt

• 1 head cauliflower 

• 3 cups cider vinegar

• 5 cups white sugar

• 2 tablespoons mustard seed

• 1 1/2 teaspoons celery seed

• 1/2 teaspoon whole cloves

• 1 tablespoon ground turmeric

Directions

• In a large bowl, mix together cucumbers, onions, green bell peppers, cauliflower, garlic and salt. Allow to stand approximately 3 hours.

• In a large saucepan, mix the cider vinegar, white sugar, mustard seed, celery seed, whole cloves and turmeric. Bring to a boil.

• Drain liquid from the cucumber mixture. Stir the mixture into the boiling vinegar mixture. Remove from heat shortly before the combined mixtures return to boil.

• Transfer to sterile containers. 
• Seal and chill in the refrigerator until serving.
• Eat fresh from refrigerator, or process in a hot water bath for 15 minutes.