no-onion-relish

Ingredients

• 3 pounds of cucumbers Small ugly cucumbers are perfectly acceptable for this recipe, and are probably cheaper than big pretty cucumbers
• Small ugly cucumbers are perfectly acceptable for this recipe, and are probably cheaper than big pretty cucumbers
• 1 pound of jalapeños
• 1/4 cup kosher salt (any other coarse-ground, additive-free salt is fine too)
• 3 cups vinegar (white vinegar and apple cider vinegar both work fine)
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp minced garlic (~6 cloves)
• 4 teaspoons dill
• 1 tbsp mustard seed
• 1 + 1/2 teaspoons celery seed
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• Optional : a "hot spice" such as cracked red pepper or cayenne pepper