Bread And Butter Pickles
["2 lb. medium-size pickling cucumbers (12 to 15)", "5 c. thinly sliced onions (5 to 6 medium)", "1/2 c. salt", "3 c. water", "1 1/2 c. granulated sugar", "2 tsp. mustard seed", "1 1/2 tsp. ground ginger", "1 tsp. ground turmeric", "3 c. Heinz distilled white vinegar", "2 cloves garlic"]
["Wash cucumbers; cut crosswise into 1/8-inch slices.", "Combine with onions in large crock or nonmetallic container.", "Dissolve salt in water; pour over vegetables.", "Weight vegetables down with a plate almost as large as the crock.", "Lay a large jar filled with water on plate to keep vegetables under brine; let stand 2 hours. Combine sugar and remaining ingredients in large saucepot; bring to boil.", "Remove garlic.", "Drain vegetables; add to hot syrup; heat just to boiling.", "Simmer while quickly packing 1 clean, hot jar at a time.", "Fill to within 1/2-inch of top, making sure vinegar solution covers vegetables.", "Cap each jar at once.", "Process 5 minutes in boiling water bath.", "Makes 3 to 4 pints."]
["cucumbers", "onions", "salt", "water", "sugar", "ground ginger", "ground turmeric", "white vinegar", "garlic"]