Grandma Murdock's Sweet Mustard Pickles

4 quarts cucumbers
2 quarts cauliflower broken into florets
2 quarts pickling onions or just regular onions chopped
4 cups sugar
1 quart water
1 quart vinegar
1 TB mustard seed
1 tsp whole cloves
1 tsp whole allspice
1 stick of cinnamon
1 TB celery seed
6 TB flour
1/2 cup dry mustard
1 TB turmeric
1 TB curry powder
1/2 cup vinegar
1/2 cup water



Soak cucumbers, cauliflower, and onions separately in a brin of 1/4 cup salt to 1 quart of water over night.
The next morning drain, and put all the veggies in a large kettle.   Add sugar, water and vinegar.

Put mustard seed, whole cloves, whole allspice, and the stick of cinnamon in cheese cloth and put in vegetables.
 Bring to a boil for a few minutes, until the onions are clear.
Remove bag of spices.  Mix flour, dry mustard, turmeric, curry powder, celery seed, vinegar and water and add to the vegetables.  Bring to a boil and bottle.
Steam or water bath for 5 minutes.

Makes 14 pints.

From Grandma Murdock