Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   3      pounds        cucumbers -- 4 inches
   5      medium        onion -- peeled and sliced
   1      teaspoon      mustard seed
   1      quart         cider vinegar
   1      cup           sugar
   2      tablespoons   pickling salt

Preparation:

Wash the cucumbers, quarter them lengthwise and soak them in ice-water for 2 hours. Peel and slice the onions and pack them in the bottom of 5 pint jars. Pack the cucumbers lengthwise in the jars. Combine the mustard seed, vinegar, sugar and salt, bring to a boil for 1 minute. Fill the jars to overflowing with the boiling - hot syrup and seal.