Recipe: Sweet Onion Pickles

Title: Sweet Onion Pickles
Categories: Condiment, Pickles, Preserve
Yield: 6 servings

4 qt Onions (1-1/2 to 2-1/2 1 1/2 ts Tumeric
-inches in diameter) 1 1/2 ts Celery seed
1/3 c Salt 2 tb Mustard seed
3 c Distilled white vinegar 1/2 ts Ground cloves
5 c Sugar 1/2 ts Ground allspice

Peel onions. Sprinkle salt over onions. Mix ice through them; ice water
may be used, but keep adding ice to keep onions cold. Let stand 3 hours;
drain. Combine sugar, vinegar, and spices; add onions to spices and heat
until color changes (DO NOT BOIL). Ladle into sterilized jars and seal.

Source: Rock Springs Sweet Onion Festival Cook Book 1992