Cora's Bread and Butter Pickles Recipe
Tried it? Rate this Recipe:
|
Category: |
Category: |
|
Ingredients: |
Ingredients: 8 lbs medium cucumbers (6 quarts thickly sliced)
4 lbs small onions (6 cups sliced)
1-1/2 cups coarse or pickling salt
9 cups water - 3 cups vinegar
9 cups water with 4 cups vinegar
6 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1 tablespoon mustard seed
1 tablespoon turmeric
|
|
Directions: |
Directions:Wash, drain, peel, and slice cucumbers. Slice and measure onions. Combine in a large kettle, cover with brine made by combing salt and water. Cover the container and let stand overnight. Drain and rinse in cold water and drain. Place in large kettle and cover with vinegar and water solution. made with 9 cups water with 3 cups vinegar. Place on high heat. Bring to boil point and immediately reduce heat to low. Do not boil but keep hot until cucumbers are clear and tender (about 1/2 hour). Stir gently with wooden spoon. Remove from heat and drain. Pack cucumbers in hot sterilized jars within 1 inch of top. Combine last 5 ingredients and mix well. Place on heat and bring to boil. Pour boiling syrup over pickles to within 1/2 inch of the top of jar. Push blade of knife down into jar to release air bubbles. Seal at once |
|
Number Of
Servings: |
Number Of
Servings:10 pints |
Personal
Notes: |
Personal
Notes: Wow this is a lot of work. Makes me appreciate them all the mother when she made them!
|
|
Learn more about the process to create a cookbook -- or
Start
your own personal family cookbook right now! Here's to good eating!
Search for more great recipes here from
over 1,500,000 in our family cookbooks!
This recipe for Cora's Bread and Butter Pickles is from