Easy Bread & Butter Pickles
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 2:10 pm
Bread & Butter Pickles
* 6 cups thinly sliced cucumbers.
* Peel and slice 1 lb. onions seed and shred 1 green pepper.
* Mix well and add 1/4 cup of salt.
Cover and let stand 3 hours.
Mix:
* 2 cups brown sugar
* 1/2 teaspoon turmeric (optional)
* 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
* 1 tablespoons mustard seed
* 1/2 teaspoon celery seed or more
* 2 cups mild cider vinegar
Bring slowly to boiling point and boil 5 minutes
Drain the vegetables thoroughly in a colander, rinsing well with cold water. Add them to the hot syrup and heat slowly to just below boiling. Stir occasionally You do not put these in a water bath, just put the cucumbers and liquid in the jar and seal. Make sure the top of the jar is clean.
Yield 4 pints
* 6 cups thinly sliced cucumbers.
* Peel and slice 1 lb. onions seed and shred 1 green pepper.
* Mix well and add 1/4 cup of salt.
Cover and let stand 3 hours.
Mix:
* 2 cups brown sugar
* 1/2 teaspoon turmeric (optional)
* 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
* 1 tablespoons mustard seed
* 1/2 teaspoon celery seed or more
* 2 cups mild cider vinegar
Bring slowly to boiling point and boil 5 minutes
Drain the vegetables thoroughly in a colander, rinsing well with cold water. Add them to the hot syrup and heat slowly to just below boiling. Stir occasionally You do not put these in a water bath, just put the cucumbers and liquid in the jar and seal. Make sure the top of the jar is clean.
Yield 4 pints
