Take a large ice cream pail of cukes. This should make 7 pints.
16 cups sliced cucumbers ( washed, not peeled)
6 medium white onions sliced
1 red and 1 green pepper (optional)
1/3 cup salt, pickling – not iodized
Mix the above. Cover with ice, mix and let sit 3 hours.
Remove ice and drain. Do not rinse.
Brine: 5 cups sugar
1 ½ t celery seed
3 c cider vinegar
1 ½ t turmeric
2 T. mustard seed
Simmer 15 minutes.
Put cukes and brine in a large pot. Bring to a boil and pour into HOT jars right away. Turn upside down for a few minutes. Turn upright. Check for sealing.