Bread & Butter Pickled Squash

Ingredients

• 4 1/4 lbs summer squash, sliced
• 2 green bell peppers, diced
• 5 medium onions, diced
• 1/2 cup salt
• 5 cups vinegar
• 4 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground mustard
• 1 1/2 teaspoons turmeric
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• 20 whole cloves (in spice bag)

Directions

1. 1

   Cut squash into 1/4 inch slices and combine with peppers and onions.

2. 2

   Stir in 1/2 cup salt; let stand 3 hours.

3. 3

   Drain.

4. 4

   Mix vinegar with sugar and spices and heat to boiling.

5. 5

   Remove spice bag.

6. 6

   Pack squash, peppers, and onions into pint jars.

7. 7

   Cover with boiling vinegar mixture.

8. 8

   Put lids and rings on jars.

9. 9

   Process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.