Bread and Butter Pickles – Cool Smoke

Ingredients

• ½ cup kosher salt
• 1 quart apple cider vinegar
• 1 quart sugar
• 1 teaspoon celery seeds
• 2 tablespoons mustard seeds
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon whole white peppercorns
• 3 pounds pickling cucumbers, sliced into ¼-inch-thick rounds
• 1 large white onion, peeled, halved, and thinly sliced