Name: Icicle Pickles
Ingredients: 3 pound 4-inch pickling cucumbers; 6 to 7 small onions, peeled, quarteres; 6 to 7 (4-inch) celery pieces; 1 tablespoon mustard seed; 4 cup white vinegar; 2 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/4 cup pickling salt; 1 cup water

Icicle Pickles

Ingredients

3 pounds 4-inch pickling cucumbers
6 to 7 small onions, peeled, quarteres
6 to 7 (4-inch) celery pieces
1 tablespoon mustard seed
4 cups white vinegar
2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup pickling salt
1 cup water

Instructions

Wash cucumbers, cut lengthwise into eighths. Soak in ice water 3 hours. Drain, pack into clean jars. Add 1 onion, 1 piece celery and 1/2 teaspoon mustard seed to each jar. Combine vinegar and remaining ingredients, heat to boiling. Pour vinegar solution over cucumbers to within 1/2-inch of top, making sure vinegar solution covers cucumbers. Cap each jar at once. Process 10 minutes in boiling water bath. Makes 6 to 7 pints.