Grandma Elsie's Bread and Butter Pickles

Submitted by crimsondove

"Classic Bread and Butter goodness"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 55mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 8 half pints

ingredients

• 6 medium cucumbers, sliced
• 3 medium onions, sliced in half moons
• 1 cup canning salt
• 3 cups vinegar
• 3 cups boiling water
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons mustard seeds
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons celery seeds
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 2 cups sugar

directions

1. Wash cucumbers well. Slice, then discard any slices with blemishes.
2. Mix cucumbers, onions, and salt; let stand 2 hours. Drain and rinse off excess salt.
3. Combine vinegar, boiling water, mustard seed, celery seed, turmeric and sugar. Bring to a boil, add cucumbers. Cook 5 minutes.
4. Pack into hot sterilized jars leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Wipe rim of jar with a damp paper towel. Adjust 2 piece caps. Process in a boiling water bath canner for 15 minutes.
5. *Test cucumbers for hollowness: if a cucumber floats in a bucket of water, it's a "hollow" cucumber and is good for relish, not pickling.
6. **To avoid a cloudy brine or darkened pickles, do not use common table salt (use only canning salt).