Recipe and source notes

Bread and Butter Pickles

about 9 pints Source yield

Ingredients

  • 10 pickling cucumbers
  • 10 small onions
  • ⅔ cup salt
  • 3 cups white vinegar
  • 1½ cups water
  • 2¾ cups sugar
  • 1 tsp mustard seed
  • 1 tsp celery seed
  • 1 tsp turmeric

Make it step by step

  1. Wash and dry cucumbers; cut into thin slices.
  2. Peel onions and cut into thin slices.
  3. Mix cucumbers, onions and salt; let stand 4 hours.
  4. Rinse cucumbers and onions under cold running water. Drain thoroughly.
  5. Combine vinegar, water, sugar, mustard seed, celery seed and turmeric in a large non-reactive cooking pot. Heat to boiling.
  6. Add cucumbers and onions. Bring to a boil, reduce heat a and cook at a slow boil for 30 minutes.
  7. Pack into sterilized jars. Adjust lids and process for 15 Minutes in a hot water bath.

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