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I have no clue what it is or how it's made but father in law insists on me making it, any one have a clue on this kind of preserve.

Discribe it some more???

Cucumber sandwiches?
Some kind of preserve like a jam or jelly??

It's a mix between pickled cucumbers and relish

Did he discribe it to you??

Mayo based,
Yogurt?

What color??
White?
Green??

No, it's a vinegar based pickle with cucumbers and onions and spices.

Maybe he means bread and butter pickles. They are a real common kind of pickle. Folks have made them for many years. They are sweet. If this doesn't seem right, let me know, I have tons of recipes for canning.
BREAD AND BUTTER PICKLES

6 lbs of 4- to 5-inch pickling cucumbers
8 cups thinly sliced onions (About 3 pounds)
1/2 cup canning or pickling salt
4 cups vinegar (5%)
4-1/2 cups sugar
2 tbsp mustard seed
1-1/2 tbsp celery seed
1 tbsp ground turmeric

YIELD: About 8 pints

PROCEDURE: Wash cucumbers. Cut 1/16 inch off blossom
end and discard. Cut into 3/16-inch slices. Combine
cucumbers and onions in a large bowl. Add salt. Cover
with 2 inches crushed or cubed ice. Refrigerate 3 to 4
hours, adding more ice as needed.

Combine remaining ingredients in a large pot. Boil 10
minutes. Drain and add cucumbers and onions and slowly
reheat to boiling. Fill jars with slices and cooking
syrup, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Adjust lids and
process as below.

Recommended process time for BREAD-AND-BUTTER PICKLES
in a boiling-water canner, jars packed with hot food, pints and quarts, 10 minutes.


STORAGE: After processing and cooling, jars should be
stored 4 to 5 weeks to develop ideal flavor.

VARIATION: Squash bread-and-butter pickles. Substitute
slender (1- to 1-1/2 inches in diameter) zucchini or
yellow summer squash for cucumbers.

Nope, sorry Lucy. He said its small cubed up pickles that have sliced onions and a sweet pickled brine. He say's it's like large relish with an onion pickled taste.

tamara
we have something like this in England, but It comes in a jar already made. It has pickled onions in it, gherkins and something else like cauliflower. Could this be it?

I think this might be what you are looking for.

To make Simple Cucumbers and Onions, in a bowl, slice or small chunk 8-9 cups cucumbers and 1½ (one and one-half) cups thinly sliced onions. Add 1/3 (one-third) cup canning salt and cover the vegetables with water. Let soak 3 hours. Drain. Heat, don’t boil, the following: 2 cups sugar, 1 cup white vinegar, and ½ (one-half) teaspoon celery seed. Pour over cucumbers and freeze in freezer containers. Makes 4 pints. Thaw in refrigerator and serve