Mustard Pickles

I've been asked for another Grandma Gert memory and there are so many, but I think this one will bring a smile, I know I laugh every time I remember it. Grandma was not good in a crisis. To say she would absolutely panic was an understatement. I was about 7 years old when I accidentally shut the car door on my index finger. I was at grandma's and I ran into the house crying and my finger with a bleeding gash. Grandma ran to the bathroom to get a bottle of disinfectant, screaming the whole way that I was going to lose my finger. She returned with the bottle of disinfectant, stuck my finger in the top of the bottle and turned it upside down. If a little was good, the whole bottle better. Only after she gave a sigh of relief that she saved the day did I ask her why was my finger in a bottle of toilet bowl cleaner! (p.s. I was just fine and I have all my fingers today).

4 quarts green tomatoes
1 qt. small onions
3 qts. cucumbers
1 head cauliflower
6 red peppers
6 green peppers

Cut up and let stand overnight in weak brine. In morning cook up in the same water until tender, drain and pour over them the following dressing:

3 Tbsp. mustard
1 Tbsp. turmeric
1 Tbsp. celery seed
2 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups flour
1 qt. vinegar
1/2 cup water

Can while hot.