Bread And Butter Pickles
canningpickles
Published: 2025-01-13
Details
- Processing: 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 15 cups sliced pickling cucumbers
- 3 onions, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup coarse salt
- 4 cups cracked ice
- 2 1/2 cups cider vinegar
- 2 1/2 cups sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
- 1 tablespoon mustard seeds
Instructions
- Combine cucumbers, onions, salt and ice in a large bowl. Mix well.
- Put a weight on and allow to stand 3 hours. (For a weight, use a plate with a gallon bottle of vinegar or water on top.)
- Rinse and drain thoroughly.
- Combine vinegar, sugar, turmeric, celery seed and mustard seed in a large pot.
- Add drained cucumbers.
- Place pot on medium-low heat and bring almost to a boil, but do not allow to boil.
- Remove from heat.
- Seal in sterilized jars; process 10 minutes in a hot water bath.
- Easy way to sterilize jars: wash well in hot soapy water, dry, place on a cookie sheet right side up at 225°F for 15 minutes; turn off oven and leave until needed.
Safety
Use proper water-bath canning practices and sterilized jars.
