Bread And Butter Pickles

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 15 cups sliced pickling cucumbers
• 3 onions, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup coarse salt
• 4 cups cracked ice
• 2 1/2 cups vinegar
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
• 1 tablespoon mustard seeds

Recipe

• 1 combine cucumbers, onions, salt and ice in a large bowl.
• 2 mix well.
• 3 put a weight on and allow to stand 3 hours. (for a weight, i use a plate with a gallon bottle of vinegar or water on top of it).
• 4 rinse and drain thoroughly.
• 5 combine vinegar, sugar, turmeric, celery seed and mustard seed in a large pot.
• 6 add drained cucumbers.
• 7 place pot on medium low heat.
• 8 bring almost to a boil, but do not allow to boil.
• 9 remove from heat.
• 10 seal in sterilized jars, 10 minutes in a hot water bath.
• 11 easy way to sterilize jars: wash them well in hot soapy water.
• 12 dry them off.
• 13 put on a cookie sheet, right side up, at 225°f for 15 minutes.
• 14 turn off oven and leave them in there until you need them.