Best Ever Bread and Butter Pickles

OK ladies and gentlemen let's 

start canning!

Hello everyone, 

On Sunday our granddaughters and son left after a fun filled week on the lake and playing in the pool.

The week before they arrived I was busy using the Very Large Cucumbers in the garden for 

'Best Ever Bread and Butter Pickles'

Sweetheart and I have lived in this house for 43 years and we have enjoyed a garden every year.

The early years 1969-1980  Very large

1980-2012  Smaller ( that's when I said! No More)I started growing roses and developing an English garden.

Last week I agreed to put up some delicious Bread and Butter Pickles just like the 'Old Days'

You see 6 quart jars now. But, during the 1970's I would can 250 quart jars of pickles plus many other vegetables. There is more to that story later. 

Now let's talk about how you can do preserve pickles in one afternoon.

It would have been great to have a visual experience of what my canning product would look like when I completed the process in the 'Old Days'.  The tips and this tutorial will help you reach your goal with ease.

The printable recipe for

 'Best Ever Bread and Butter Pickles' 

GO HERE

4 Quarts of cucumbers and 1 Quart of sliced onions

sprinkled with 1/2 cup salt

Let stand 2 to 3 hours

Drain thoroughly and rinse.

In large soup pot add

2 cups of sugar 1 quart white vinegar, 2 teaspoons celery seed, 2 teaspoons ground turmeric, and 1 teaspoon ground dry mustard. 

Combine remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.

Cook 5 mins

Sterilize bands and lids in saucepan

Sterilized jars, Pickle mixture, ladle, and funnel

I wash my jars in the dishwasher and rinse in very hot water 

and place the jars on a utility towel on counter before pouring pickle mixture in each jar.

(turmeric stains)

Put a ladle full in each jar.  The pickle mixture will be evenly distributed in each jar.

Wipe rims of  filled jars. Cover at once with metal lids and screw on bands.

 Please follow the printed recipe for more detailed instructions. 

ONE BATCH MAKES 3 QUARTS OR 6 PINTS

I make one batch at a time. 

I do not Hot Water Bath this recipe. 

I have great success with the

 HOT mixture sealing the lids.

But if you are new to canning and prefer

to use a hot water bath to seal jars

For instructions on 'Hot Water Bath'

Go Here

~Happy Canning~

The delightful bouquet is part of a larger bouquet my mother sent to sweetheart and I for our anniversary on July 17th.  

Thank you so much for visiting My Cozy Corner. 

I have enjoyed sharing with you my experience in the world of canning.

The process of canning is so rewarding...

Wonderful fresh food and the joy of eating the bounty is amazing.

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and

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Thanks again

xo

Betty