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Bread and Butter Pickles

This is a canning tradition that goes way back. No sandwitch would be complete without the addition of a tasty bread and butter pickle. This is the recipe that our Grandmothers used to create wonderful pickles!

This recipe makes about 5 pint jars.

Ingredients

- 10 cups of sliced and trimmed pickling cucumbers

- 4 medium onions - thinly sliced

- 1/2 cup pickling or canning salt

- 3 cups of white viniegar

- 2 cups of granulated sugar

- 2 tbsp of mustard seed

- 1 tsp of celery seeds

- 1 tsp of ground turmeric

Directions

1. Combine the cucumbers, onions and salt in a glass or stainless steel bowl. Mix them well. Once mixed, cover with cold water and let stand at room temperature for about 2 hours.

2. While this mixture is setting, you can prepare the jars and lids needed for this canning session.

3. After the 2 hours is up, place mixture in colandar and rinse with cool water - drain thoroughly.

4. Combine the vinegar, sugar, mustard seeds, celery seeds and turmeric in a large stainless steel sauce pan.

5. Bring to a boil, stirring to disolve the sugar. Stir in vegetables and bring to boil.

6. Pack vegetables into hot glass jars. Make sure that you leave a little more than a 1/2 inch space from the top of the jar. Ladle hot pickling liquid into the jar to cover vegetables. Again, make sure that you leave a 1/2 inch space from the top of the jar.

7. Remove air bubbles and add more pickling liquid if needed.

8. Wipe the rim of the jar and add a lid. Screw the band down until it it finger tight.

9. Carefully place the jars in the canner. The jars must be completely covered with water. Bring to a boil and process for 10 minutes.

10. Remove canner lid and let cool for 5 minutes.

11. Carefully remove each jar and let cool.

12. Once cooled the jars can be stored.

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