Bread and Butter Pickles

Ingredients

• 4 quarts cucumbers, sliced 1/4-inch thick
• 2 sweet green peppers (bell peppers), cut into strips
• 6 onions, sliced 1/4-inch thick
• 3 cloves garlic, whole
• 1/3 cup pickling salt
• 5 cups granulated sugar
• 3 cups vinegar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons turmeric
• 1 1/2 teaspoons celery seed
• 2 tablespoons mustard seed
  

Instructions

1. Put cucumbers, green peppers, onions and garlic in a big (food safe) plastic tub. Gently mix in salt. Cover with ice (about an inch). Cover with a tea towel and let sit in a cool place overnight.
2. The next morning, rinse and drain. Put into a large pot. Add remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil.
3. Ladle into hot, sterile jars leaving 1/2-inch headspace.
4. Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes.*

*recommended processing time by the USDA.

Posted by ginnyo at Recipe Goldmine 8/22/2001 2:49 pm

Source: My mom, her mom, her mom, etc.