Bread and Butter Pickles

Recipe: Bread and Butter Pickles

Ingredients

• 12 cucumbers, sliced
• 7 medium onions, sliced
• 1/2 cup salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 qt. vinegar
• 1 Tbsp. turmeric
• 1 Tbsp. celery seed
• 1 Tbsp. white mustard seed

Directions

Combine cucumbers, onions, and salt. Cover with water and set aside for 2 hours. Drain. Combine sugar, vinegar, turmeric, celery seed, and white mustard seed; add to cucumber mixture. Bring to a boil and cook 1 minute. Seal in sterilized jars according to manufacturer's directions.

By Robin from Washington, IA

Recipe: Bread and Butter Pickles

Ingredients

• 25-30 cucumbers
• 8 large onions
• 2 large sweet green peppers
• 1/2 cup salt
• 5 cups vinegar
• 5 cups sugar
• 2 Tbsp. mustard seed
• 1 tsp. turmeric
• 1/2 tsp. cloves

Directions

Wash and slice cucumbers as thin as possible. Combine with onions, green peppers and salt; mix and let stand 3 hours. Drain. Combine remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Add cucumbers and heat. Do not boil. Pack in jars and seal. Place in hot water bath for 10 minutes.

By Robin from Washington, IA

Recipe: Bread and Butter Pickles

Ingredients

• 10-12 med. size cucumbers, sliced
• 2 large white onions, sliced
• 4 1/2 Tbsp. pickling salt
• 2 cloves garlic, halved
• 2 trays of ice
• 3 3/4 cups sugar
• 2 1/4 cups cider vinegar
• 1 1/2 Tbsp. mustard seed
• 1 1/8 tsp. turmeric
• 1 1/8 tsp. celery seed

Directions

In large bowl, combine cucumbers, onions, salt and garlic. Stir in ice and enough cold water to cover. Let stand about 4 hours or overnight. Drain well and remove garlic. In a large kettle combine sugar, vinegar, mustard seed, turmeric and celery seed. Add drained mixture and bring to a boil. pack into pint jars, leaving 1/2 inch head space. Process. Makes 10 pints.

By Robin from Washington, IA