Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  12                    cucumbers
   6      medium        size onions
     1/2  teaspoon      salt
   2      cups          sugar
   2      cups          vinegar
   2      teaspoons     mustard seed
   2      teaspoons     celery seed
   1      teaspoon      black pepper
   1      teaspoon      ginger
   1      teaspoon      turmeric powder

Preparation:

Wash and slice cucumbers. Slice onions thinly. Put cucumbers and onions in large bowl. Sprinkle with salt and cover with water. Let stand 2 hours. Rinse. In large pot combine sugar, vinegar, mustard seed, celery seed, black pepper, ginger and turmeric powder. Cook until hot. Place rinsed onions and cucumbers in clean hot jars. Fill jars with vinegar mixture. Wipe jars. Seal jars and then store.