How to raise Backyard Chickens: [CHICKENS-101] Bread and Butter Pickles.

Monday, November 29, 2010

[CHICKENS-101] Bread and Butter Pickles.

My Aunt use to make these every thanksgiving and we would hide these
delicacies from everyone. This is like a Candied pickle and works great
for eggs to

Cut the cucumbers into 1/8 inch slices

4 quarts (16 cups) sliced mediumcucumbers
8 medium white onions, sliced
1/3 cup pickling salt
3 cloves garlic, halved
Cracked ice
4 cups sugar
3 cups cider vinegar
2 tablespoons mustard seeds
1 ½ teaspoons ground turmeric
1 ½ teaspoons celery seeds

In a 6-8 quart stainless-steel,enameled, or nonstick kettle combine
cucumbers, onions, picklingsalt, and garlic. Add 2 inches of cracked
ice. Cover with lid andrefrigerate for 3 to 12 hours. Remove any
remaining ice. Drainmixture well in large colander. Remove garlic.

In kettle combine sugar, vinegar,mustard seeds, turmeric, and celery
seeds. Heat to boiling. Addcucumber mixture. Return to boiling.

Pack hot cucumber mixture and liquidinto hot, sterilized pint canning
jars, leaving ½ inch headspace.Wipe rim of jar; adjust lids. Process in
boiling-water canner for 10minutes (start timing when water returns to
boil). Remove jars andcool on racks.

Makes 7 pints