Refrigerator Bread and Butter Pickles

Ingredients

• 6 cups thinly sliced prepared pickling cucumbers
• 2 cups thinly sliced onions
• 1 1/2 cups apple cider vinegar
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp celery seeds
• 1/2 tsp whole black peppercorns
• 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1/2 tsp turmeric
• 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced

Directions

1. Place half of cucumbers in a large bowl. Top with half of onions. Repeat layering with remaining cucumbers and onions.
2. To prepare pickling liquid, combine remaining ingredients (vinegar through garlic) in a nonreactive saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar.
3. Pour hot pickling liquid over cucumbers and onions; cool. Cover and refrigerate, stirring several times a day, for 4 days.
4. Pack into sterilized glass jars and refrigerate for up to 2 months.