Sweet Pickles

Ingredients

• 9 cups sliced pickling cucumbers
• 1 large sweet onion, halved and thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup canning salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup white vinegar
• 1/2 cup cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons mustard seed
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• 1/2 teaspoon whole peppercorns
• 4 bay leaves
• 12 garlic cloves, crushed