Ploughmans Platter

Ingredients

• 2 lb. cucumbers, sliced
• 1 small onion, thinly sliced (1 cup)
• 1 cup apple cider vinegar
• 13 cup sugar
• 2 Tbs. salt
• 1 tsp. whole yellow mustard seeds
• 1 star anise
• 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
• 1/4 tsp. ground turmeric
• 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
• 1 loaf sliced Irish brown bread, soda bread, or country bread
• 2 tart apples, sliced
• 1/2 lb. Irish Cheddar cheese
• 1/2 lb. Stilton or Cashel blue cheese
• 1/4 lb. Irish butter
• Colmans English Mustard