Refrigerator Pickles

4 lb med cucumbers

3 lb onions

4 cups cider vinegar

1/2 cup salt

4 cups sugar

1-1/2 tsp turmeric

1-1/2 tsp mustard seed

1-1/2 tsp celery seed

Slice four pounds medium cucumbers thin, about one gallon. Slice three pounds onions thin. Combine cucumbers and onions in glass container.

Mix together in large saucepan:

4 cups cider vinegar

1/2 cup salt

4 cups sugar

1-1/2 tsp turmeric

1-1/2 tsp mustard seed

1-1/2 tsp celery seed

Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. While hot, pour over cucumbers. Store in refrigerator. Solution can be used again. Just reheat and add more cucumbers.