Here is a recipe always called Bread and Butter pickles in my family for many, many years. 1 gallon sliced cucumbers (I use Kirby) and cut them with my Cuisinart slicer. 2 onions sliced thin, 4 cups of vinegar, 1/4 to 1/2 cup salt, 4 cups sugar, 1 1/2 tsp turmeric, 1 1/2 tsp mustard seed. Simply stir brine and pour over cucumbers (don't boil) I put them in clean pint bottles and keep, in the refrigerator. You can also just put them in a gallon jug with a light closure. Pretty easy and very good. I keep them in refrigerator a long time beverlyq