Sweet and Savory Bread and Butter Pickles
Seriously these are the best homemade bread and butter pickles you will ever pick out of a jar and put on a sandwich or gobble down by the spoonful! My garden this year is planted with pickles in mind.
I had grand ideas of tomatoes, different kinds of squash, plus more, then I read an article...oh lordy please don't make me remember, although I think it was Sunset, Mother Earth News or some similar magazine article that spoke of planting what you really want to harvest and will actually use. My bread and butter pickles came to the forefront and confirmed my decision to plant cucumbers, sweet onions, green peppers, and garlic. I rely on finding the rest of the ingredients for my bread and butter pickles at my local farmer's market or green grocer.
Psst! My jars are usually garage sale finds...even the dusty, been in boxes for years can be scrubbed clean with a bit of soaking and scrubbing. Note: Run your finger around the rim to make sure there are no defects...otherwise your jars will not seal properly with water bath or pressure cooker processing.
So without further ado and chit chat...I am great at making a short story longer, read on to get the recipe to awe all your family and friends :)
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The Ingredients For The Best Ever Bread and Butter Pickles
Measurements count when canning, no fudging allowed :)
Ingredients:
4 quarts sliced unpared medium cucumbers
6 medium white onions, sliced (6 cups)
2 green peppers, seeded and thinly sliced (1 2/3 cups)
3 cloves garlic
1/3 cup granulated pickling salt
5 cups sugar
3 cups cider vinegar
1 1/2 t turmeric
1 1/2 t celery seed
2 T mustard seed
SHARING A FEW TIPS:
~ Scrub the cucumbers with a brillo pad or kitchen scrub brush
~ Slice an inch or so off each end of the cucumber and use an electric food slicer
~ Thinly slice the onions into rings, using the food slicer or a mandolin
~ Quarter the green peppers and use the mandolin for consistent, very thin slices.
~ Easily peel the garlic by placing on a flat surface and pressing firmly with the side of a knife blade or flat-bottomed cup.
~ If you are purchasing your cucumbers make sure to visit the farmer's market early in the morning and pick out firm, uniform sized cucs.
My Go-To For Any Canning Question
Making the Pickles
The process is what makes em' or breaks em'!
Combine cucumber, onion, green pepper, and whole garlic cloves. Add salt; cover with cracked ice; mix ingredients thoroughly (this is where I may have 4 - 5 buckets sitting around the kitchen or down the hallway :) Let stand 3 hours; drain well. Remove garlic. Place in a large pot.
Fill your jars with boiling water; set aside. Combine remaining ingredients; pour over cucumber mixture. Bring the mixture just to a boil, remove from heat and start filling the jars.
Fill hot jars to 1/2 inch from top; wipe around rim with a paper towel or clean cloth, adjust lids. Process in boiling water bath for 5 minutes (start timing when water returns to boiling). Makes 8 pints.
From Better Homes and Gardens - New Cook Book, page 107.
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So Do You Like To Can?
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Ms. April says:
I'll definetly try this recipe, sounds yummy !!!
Posted October 30, 2009
needatitleokc says:
my mother canned alot when I was young my son has 4 children and wants to can this coming season
Posted August 19, 2009
CherylK says:
I love home canned pickles, home canned tomatoes - everything home canned!
Posted July 16, 2009
CCGAL says:
I've only canned a couple of times, but I won a ribbon at the county fair for the first pears I ever canned.
Posted July 09, 2009
Nope, I'll just get mine from the local grocer!
Treasures-By-Brenda says:
I used to can a lot of things but I don't seem to care to take on the task anymore so I'll buy mine from the farmer's market.
Posted July 28, 2009
Jar of Bread and Butters Ready for Canning!
Are they already good enough to eat?
Note: I like to toss in a few dried chili peppers, gives the pickles a bit of a punch!
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Can I just dig in with my fingers?
1 point
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And what are you going to eat?
1 point
Thank You and Enjoy!
I'd Love To Hear From You
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- andreaberrios andreaberrios Aug 22, 2009 @ 1:39 pm
- I love pickles, this is very interesting and definitely going to try and do this. Thanks! 5*
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- clouda9 clouda9 Aug 22, 2009 @ 12:14 pm | in reply to Barbara
- I am so excited that you want to start canning. For this particular recipe just bring to a boil, take off the heat and start filling the jars. Let us know how yours turned out.
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- Barbara Barbara Aug 21, 2009 @ 9:00 pm
- I really want to start canning. This recipe really interests me. Question, After cucumber mixer comes to a boil, do you take it off the heat and start filling jars, or do you cook for a while?
Any other tips would be great.
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- needatitleokc needatitleokc Aug 19, 2009 @ 3:15 pm
- Bread and butter are my favorite pickle. the best on a dagwood sandwich
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- clouda9 clouda9 Aug 19, 2009 @ 10:25 am | in reply to JaguarJulie
- OMG I did not hear that news. It's very important to look for defects on your jars, use new lids, and follow the specific recipe when canning.
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Index
- Must Haves
- The Ingredients For The Best Ever Bread and Butter Pickles
- My Go-To For Any Canning Question
- Making the Pickles
- You'll Love This Cookbook
- So Do You Like To Can?
- Jar of Bread and Butters Ready for Canning!
- Thank You and Enjoy!
- I'd Love To Hear From You
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