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bread and butter pickles

Recipe by
Sue Bosbury
Johnson City, TN

Bread and butter pickles

yield serving(s)
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 10 Min
method Canning/Preserving

Ingredients For bread and butter pickles

  • 2 Tbsp
    salt
  • 1/4 c
    vinegar
  • 1/4 c
    water
  • 1/4 c
    sugar
  • 1 Tbsp
    pickling spice
  • 1 tsp
    mustard seed
  • 1/2 tsp
    turmeric, ground
  • 1/2 sm
    onion, sliced
  • 1
    fresno pepper, seeded and sliced (optional)

How To Make bread and butter pickles

  • 1
    Combine first seven ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer, until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat.
  • 2
    In a pint-sized canning jar, place sliced cucumbers, onion and pepper (if using). Vegetables should not come past the lower part of the jar’s rim. Pour hot liquid mixture into jar. It should reach the bottom of the rim. If not, top with water.
  • 3
    Cap and seal accordingly. Process in hot water bath for 10 minutes. Pickles should be ready in about two weeks — and throughout winter. Tastes better cold.

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