Pickles!
Richard’s Mom makes the best bread & butter pickles! Here’s her recipe. Thanks, Mom.
7 lbs thin-sliced cucumbers 4 lbs thin-sliced onions
Mix together with 1/2 c table salt.
Cover with about 8 lbs of cracked ice. Let stand a minimum of 3 hours. Drain cucumbers well.
Pickling Mixture: 5 c sugar 1/2 Tbsp whole cloves 2 Tbsp celery seeds 2 Tbsp ground turmeric 3 Tbsp mustard seeds 5 c vinegar
Heat till sugar melts. Put cucumbers & onions into pickling mixture. Heat just to a boil and pickles start to change color.
Seal in hot, sterilized jars (wide-mouth). Makes 9-12 pints.