Bread and Butter Pickles
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
6-7 pints
ingredients
- 4 quarts cucumbers, sliced
- 6 white onions, sliced
- 1 green pepper
- 1 sweet red pepper
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1⁄3 cup salt
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons turmeric
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons celery seeds
- 2 tablespoons mustard seeds
- 5 cups vinegar
- 6 cups sugar
- 2 cups water, frozen in ice cube trays
directions
- Wash cukes but do not peel. Slice thin.
- Add sliced onions, peppers cut in narrow strips; add garlic cloves, sprinkle the salt over the layers as you work.
- Now mix a tray of ice cubes through the pickles, put another full tray on top. Let stand 3 hours.
- Drain cucumber mixture thoroughly and discard ice.
- Combine vinegar sugar and spices. Pour over cucumber slices.
- Heat to boiling point. Pour in hot sterilized jars and seal in boiling water bath. Age before using. Yield 6-7 pints.
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