bread and butter pickles-old fannie farmer

How To Make bread and butter pickles-old fannie farmer

• Step 1
  First Day: Parboil cucumbers 2 minutes and then blanche them. To do this, Wash Whole cucumbers and place in large stock or canning pot and cover with cool water. Bring to a boil for 2 minutes then immediately remove cucumbers and plunge them into ice water.
• Step 2
  Peel and thinly slice large onions or peel and remove root end from small whole onions.
• Step 3
  Slice cucumbers into rounds 1/6 -1/8 inch thick.
• Step 4
  Place onion slices and cucumber slices into a large glass bowl or crock,sprinkle with salt and give them a quick toss together.
• Step 5
  Cover with a weighted plate slightly smaller than bowl or crock and let sit 12 hours in refrigerator.
• Step 6
  Next Day: Drain vegetables and rinse well in cold water. Drain thoroughly until no moisture drips from them.( If you have a cloth bag for hanging them over the sink use it instead of a strainer.)
• Step 7
  Get your canning jars ready and keep hot.
• Step 8
  In a heany bottomed pan big enough to fit all the sliced veg with room to spare make a syrup with the vinegar, sugars and spices.Do not let syrup boil.
• Step 9
  Slowly add drained vegs with minimal stirring. Once they are all in the pot heat the mix to scalding point (180f) bubbles in syrup barely begin to form at the scalding point.
• Step 10
  Pack pickles and syrup into hot sterile jars, seal with hot sterile lids and process 15 mins in hot water bath. There should be 2 inches of water at least over the tops of the jars.
• Step 11
  Remove from bath and let cool in an area away from drafts. Check seals and store jars in cool dry place. Refrigerate after opening.
• Step 12
  This recipe and method may also be used to pickle a mix of carrots,onions,baby cucumbers and up to 1/3 cauliflower florets.
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