John Walton’s Cold Cucumbers

8 cucumbers
2 tsp. salt
Water (enough to cover cucumbers)
1 tsp. mustard seed
1 tsp. celery seed
1 c. sugar
2 c. vinegar
Sliced onion (Optional)

Thinly slice the cucumbers and soak them in salt water 1 hour. Rinse and discard water. Soak cucumbers (and add onion slices now if using) in mixture of vinegar, sugar, mustard seed and celery seed overnight. Serve. These can be kept in refrigerator (in juice) for up to a week.

This was my grandmother’s brother’s recipe.