Aug 102010
Bread and Butter pickles are my favorite, and bring back memories of lunches with my Grandma. They are also so easy to make. An excellent way to use up medium to large cucumbers.
Ingredients
- 13 cups sliced Cucumbers
- 3 cups sliced Onions
- 4 1/2 cups Sugar
- 4 cups Vinegar
- 2 TBS Mustard Seed
- 1 1/2 TBS Celery Seed
- 1 TBS Ground Turmeric
- 1/2 cup Course Salt
- 40 cups sliced Cucumbers
- 10 cups sliced Onions
- 13 1/2 cups Sugar
- 12 cups Vinegar
- 6 TBS Mustard Seed
- 4 1/2 TBS Celery Seed
- 3 TBS Ground Turmeric
- 1 cup Course Salt
Small Batch
Large Batch
Instructions
- Wash cucumbers and trim a thin slice off the blossom end. Slice cucumbers and onions into rounds 1/4 inch thick.
- Combine in a large bowl or pot sprinkle salt over top. Cover and place in the fridge for 2 to 3 hours.
- Drain cucumber mixture and rinse.
- In a large stock pot combine remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Boil for 10 minutes then add cucumber mixture. Return to a boil and remove from heat.
- Ladle into jars.
- Run a spatula around the outside edges of the jar to remove air bubbles.
- Wipe the jar rims with a damp cloth.
- Add lids and water bath can for 10 minutes or according to your altitude.
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Perfect, perfect recipe. Same recipe as my mother’s except she added 1 tsp Garlic Salt. Had to watch your video to re-fresh my memory. Making them today brought back wonderful childhood memories. Keep up the good work on your videos. They’re enjoying to watch, informative and very helpful.
Aww thanks! So glad you like them.
Hi I have a dumb question if i make this recipe and dont like onions can i not add onions or just use onion powder and if so how much. thanks for all the videos and keep them comming
Hi, I have a question…what if U don’t have enough of the brine mixture to fill the jars and the head space is more then 1/2 inch, will it hurt the pickles???
thanks
~toni~
It would be better to combine the jars so that you have less jars, but they are filled properly. The cucumbers really need to be under the brine to pickle properly and they can also go soft if siting out. If there is to little head space the food can discolour, if there is too much then the extra food can be sucked out under the lid and cause a bad seal.
What I do if I have a half jar left over is just put it in the fridge. It will keep fine in there and after 6 weeks or so be ready to eat.
Question : I like my pickles CRUNCHY !!!!! are these crunchy bread and butter pickles ? : )
Mine come out crunchy, but it has more to do with how they are processed then the recipe. Make sure the blossom ends are cut off the cucumbers before canning. Always keep the cucumbers in the fridge between when you pick them and when your ready to can. Letting the slices sit in ice water will also help.
Are you using pickling cucumbers or are regular cucumber OK to use?
All cucumbers can be used for pickling