Recipe: Mustard Pickles

MUSTARD PICKLES

2 lb. cucumbers, diced or sliced
1 lb. onion, diced or sliced
1/2 cup pickling salt
Apple cider vinegar
Approximately 9 cups sugar
1 hot pepper
2 tbsp. dry mustard
3 tbsp. flour
3 tbsp. turmeric

Cover cucumbers with enough water to cover in an enamel or glass pan. Add salt and let stand overnight.

In the morning, drain off salt water, put in onions and fill with apple cider vinegar (just cover cucumber and onions). Add sugar to suit taste, approximately 9 cups. Cut one hot pepper very fine. Add to cucumbers and onions. Add mustard. Let boil 5 minutes.

Mix enough water with flour and turmeric to make a smooth thick liquid. Stir it into pickles. Put in hot jars and seal.

Place in water bath for 5 minutes. Start timing when water returns to a boil.

Makes 4-6 pints