Bread and Butter Pickles

Name: Bread and Butter Pickles
Yield: Approximately 3 pints, depending on the size and type of the cucumbers used
Ingredients: a pinch of red pepper or several drops hot sauce; ¼ cup water; 1¼ cups cider vinegar; ¾ cup white sugar; 2 cups cracked ice; 2 tablespoons coarse salt; 1 medium yellow or white onion; 1 long, firm english cucumber (if available, use 1½ lbs. pickling cucumbers instead); ½ teaspoon garlic powder; ½ teaspoon celery seed (optional); ½ teaspoon dry mustard; ½ teaspoon turmeric

Preparation info

Approximately
3 pints
, depending on the size and type of the cucumbers used

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Home Canning and Preserving

By Janet Cooper

Published 2014

About

Ingredients

1 long, firm english cucumber (if available, use 1½ lbs. pickling cucumbers instead)
1 medium

Preserve
Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegan
Spicy

Method

Wash the cucumber and slice about ¼ inch thick. Peel the onion, cut in half lengthwise, and slice crosswise into half circles about the same thickness as the cucumbers. Mix the vegetables in a bowl and toss with the salt and cracked ice. Let stand for 3 hours.
Combine