Bread and Butter Pickles

Bread and Butter Pickles

This recipe comes from a very dear, dear friend of mine. To me she is the canning queen and she has taught me so much as I was learning to pressure can and things. I hope that you all enjoy making these pickles as much as I do. These are my all-time favourites. For a real twist try making them using Zucchini instead of cucumbers sometime. They are simply to die for. Now to get to the recipe:

Bread and Butter Pickles

Over 30 years ago when I first learned to can from other navy wives  I bought this little book called the Complete Book of Pickles and Relishes by Leonard Louis Levinson.  This book has travelled with me and the pages are warn and dog eared from use

Hugs Dot in Tennessee

Bread and Butter Pickles

7 cucumbers sliced
5 onions sliced
1 green pepper chopped
1 red pepper chopped (if I don't have a red I use another green, the red looks nice)
  
1/4 cup salt and cracked ice

pickling solution

2 ½ cups white vinegar
2 ½ cups white sugar
1 tablespoon mustard seed
1 teaspoon celery seed
¾ teaspoon turmeric
¼ teaspoon powered cloves

Prepare vegetables place in a large bowl.  Mix in the salt.  Cover with ice.  Let stand 3 hours. Prepare pickling solution. Add the drained veggies. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. Fill jars with veggies and top with the liquid.

Hot Water Bath 10 minutes.

Makes about 6 pints