Bread and Butter Pickles 4

Grrrrrgh!
Course : Pickles
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 8 pints
 

Ingredients:

4 medium Cucumbers
6 medium Onions -- sliced
2 medium Green peppers -- chopped
3 cloves Garlic
1/3 Cup Pickling salt
1 quart Crushed ice
5 Cup Sugar
3 Cup Cider vinegar (5% acidity)
2 tablespoons Mustard seed
1 1/2 teaspoon Ground turmeric
1 1/2 teaspoon Celery seed
 

Preparation:

Wash cucumbers, and slice thinly. Combine cucumbers, onion, green pepper, garlic, and salt in a large Dutch oven. Cover with crushed ice; mix thoroughly, and let stand 3 hours. Drain. Combine remaining ingredients, and pour over cucumber mixture. Heat thoroughly, just until boiling. Pack while boiling into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Remove air bubbles; wipe jar rims. Cover at once with metal lids, and screw on metal bands. Process in boiling-water bath 10 minutes.