Bread and Butter Pickles--Mom
List of Ingredients
1 gal sliced cucumbers
8 medium size onions
2 large sweet red or green peppers
1/2 cup coarse salt
1 cup water
2-1/2 cups sugar
2-1/2 cups vinegar
1 tbsp mustard seed
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
1/2 tsp whole cloves
Slice cucumbers into paper-thin slices, leaving the peel on.
Slice onions into thin rings.
Cut peppers into thin rings or strips.
Dissolve coarse salt in the water and pour over the sliced vegetables.
Put some ice on top of cucumbers. Use about 1 quart crushed ice; it is the ice and salt that give an almost brittle, crisp pickle.
Let stand for 3 hours, weighted with a plate. Drain.
Combine sugar, vinegar, and spices and bring to a boil.
Add drained vegetables and heat to the boiling point. Don't boil.
Pack into sterilized jars, fill to over-flowing, and seal.
Makes 6 pints
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