Crunchy bread and butter pickles perk up any sandwich. There's no need to run to the grocery store to enhance your lunchtime meal. You can create your own pickles for canning with bread and butter pickles recipes that are sure to make your taste buds smile. You may even find yourself eating them straight out of the jar when no one is looking.
You can find great recipes for pickles in food magazines or online. Home canning recipes are not difficult to follow with the right ingredients and supplies.
Basic Bread and Butter Pickle Recipe
Ingredients you will need:
4 quarts sliced medium cucumbers (about 25)
3 cups sliced onions (about four medium)
2 chopped green peppers (or one red and one green)
3 cloves sliced garlic
�" cup canning salt
5 cups sugar
3 cups cider vinegar
1 ½ teaspoons turmeric
1 ½ teaspoons celery seed
2 tablespoons mustard seed
Combine vegetables in a large bowl. Add salt. Cover with two or three trays of cracked or crushed ice and mix thoroughly. Let stand for three hours and then drain well.
Combine remaining ingredients and pour in a large kettle. Cover the cucumbers with the mixture. Heat just to a boil. Pack into hot sterilized Mason jars and seal. This recipe makes about seven pint jars.
Style of Pack: Hot to boiling water bath
Jar Size : Pints
Processing Time:
5 minutes - 1000 feet
10 minutes - 1001-6000 feet
15 minutes - Above 6000 feet
 | Pickles require specific measures. To create a great batch of pickles, make sure you use the proper ingredients and tools. Though vinegar and salt are used, pickles still must be boiled in an open water bath to kill the enzymes that cause spoilage. Earmark hollow or odd-shaped cucumbers for relish and use only pickling cucumbers. |
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