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bread and butter pickle recipe

Grandmas Bread and Butter Pickles

Quick, crunchy, and so good! This recipe has been passed down through our family - enjoy the taste of homemade pickles!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Course Appetizer, condiment, Side Dish

Equipment

  • 7 pint jars

Ingredients
  

  • 4-6 Cucumbers (depending on size)
  • 1/3 tbsp Salt
  • 2 tbsp Mustard Seed
  • 2 tsp Celery Seed
  • 2 tsp Turmeric
  • Pinch Alum
  • 2 cup Sugar
  • 3 cup Vinegar

Instructions
 

  • Wash cucumbers, under cold water and remove stems. Use mandoline or knife to slice into thin slices, place in a bowl and cover with ice for 30 minutes. Drain and rinse. Pack cucumbers in clean hot jars.
  • Combine sugar, spices and vinegar in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves.
  • Pour the hot brine over the pickles in the jar, leaving 1/2" headspace, adding a pinch of Alum to the top. Remove air bubble by dipping a knife in and out of the jar. Clean jar rim. Center lid on jar and adjust ring to fingertip-tight.
  • Place jars on rack elevated in boiling canning pot, covered by 1" of water. Processing pint jars in water for 10 minutes. Remove from canner and cool for 12 hours on counter/ table.
  • Label, store in pantry or gift away and enjoy!
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