Quick Sweet Pickles 6 lb Cucumbers
1 lg Sweet red pepper; cut into strips
1 sm Onion, sliced
2 Garlic cloves
1 1/2 c Pickling salt
2 qt Crushed ice
3 c Sugar
1 qt White vinegar
2 tb Mustard seeds
Wash cucumbers; remove 1/4-inch from ends. Cut into 1/4-inch slices.
Combine cucumbers, red pepper, onion, and garlic in a large bowl; add
salt, and stir well. Pack ice over cucumbers; cover and let stand 3
hours. Remove garlic; rinse, and drain.
Combine remaining ingredients in a large Dutch oven; bring to a boil.
Add vegetables and reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes. Pack
cucumber mixture into hot, sterilized pint jars, leaving 1/2 inch
headspace. Wipe jar rims. Cover at once with metal lids, and screw
on bands. Process in boiling water bath 10 minutes.
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