Wednesday, September 23, 2009

BREAD AND BUTTER PICKLES

Kathy Baldwin, Vic Baldwin, Recipe #25 (mom’s recipe)

25 to 30 medium-sized cucumbers
8 large white onions
2 large sweet peppers
½ cup salt
5 cups cider vinegar
5 cups sugar (2 ½ lbs)
2 TBs. mustard seed
1 tsp turmeric
½ tsp cloves

Wash cucumbers and slice as thin as possible (or grind). Chop onions & peppers, combine with cucumbers and salt; let stand 3 hours and drain.

Combine vinegar, sugar, & spices in large preserving kettle, bring to boil. Add drained cucumbers; heat thoroughly but do not boil.
Pack while hot in jars and seal.

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