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Makes aprox 6 jars.

2 Medium Onions
2 Large Cucumbers
12 fl oz Cider Vinegar
12 oz sugar
1 tsp ground turmeric
1 tblsp Mustard Seed
2 tsp celery or dill seed ( i left out as didn't have any)
2oz course sea salt

Peel & finely slice onions, thinly slice & quarter cucumber, place in bowl with salt & leave for 24hrs. Rinse in water and drain well.

Put vinegar & Spices in a pan with sugar & stir to disolve sugar, add cucumber & onion. Bring to simmer & cook for 2 mins, scoop out veg into jars.

Return syrup to heat, boil for 5 mins then pour into jars to cover vegetables.

Easy peasy & quick too!

It's also known as bread and butter pickle (don't know why) and it keeps really well.

may be because you put it on bread and butter hehe haha

Dear Dirt-Digger, i have passed this recipe onto my Mum who lives just down the road, and she is very pleased.

thanks she will love it i like it with cheese also on a hamburger

Evening Dirt-digger, there is a little cunning in my plan, as my Mum is bound to give me a jar when she has made a batch, so i will be able to have it with cheese or hamburgers too.

cunning plan there oldherbaceous love your thinking but you should try to make it your self it easy to do
if i can do it and i am a man you should be able to do it

We made a jar of this last weekend, pretty much the same as the recipe in the first post. Some recipes say eat within a few weeks, others say best after three months. We have tried it after a week and it's delicious - crisp onion and cucumber. What are the onions and cucumber like after three months? Any experiences welcome.