24 Steps to Can Bread 'n Butter Pickles

Step 5, We peel and slice the onions.

For 20 pounds of cucumbers we used 3 large white onions. Slice them neither too thin or thick. Try to slice a complete round slice. A good sharp knife will make the job easier. These 3 onions made about 6 cups of onions. We had 5 batches of cucumbers so we divided the onions with a little over 1 cup of onions to a batch.