Old Fashioned Bread And Butter Pickles Recipe

Summary

CuisineCourse
MethodMain Ingredient

Ingredients

 50 small to medium cucumbers
 12 to 15 onions (2 3/4 pounds or 1347 g)
 Ice cubes1/2 Cup (16 tbs)
 Vinegar1 Quart
 Sugar4 Cup (16 tbs)
 Celery seed1 Tablespoon
 Mustard seed2 Tablespoon
 Ground ginger1 Tablespoon

Directions

Assemble Salad Maker with Thick Slicer Disc and large bowl.
Process cucumbers and onions into separate bowls.
Sprinkle salt over sliced cucumbers.
Cover with ice cubes; let stand several hours to chill cucumbers.
Replace ice if necessary.
Drain well.
Add onions to cucumbers.
Put all remaining ingredients into large kettle.
Bring to a boil and boil hard for 10 minutes.
Add cucumbers and onion slices, return to a boil, and boil hard for 10 minutes.
Pack in hot pint jars (500 ml each).
Adjust caps.
Process in a boiling water bath canner for 30 minutes.

Comments

Anonymous

Rita A. Shiflet says :

I had a Ball Blue book from 1942 that is now missing, and I am looking for a bread and butter pickle recipe from that book that contained cukes, onion, and bell peppers. Does anyone out there have that recipe or know where I could find it. Thank you for helping.
Posted on: 26 June 2010 - 11:08am
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