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
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.