Bodacious Bread-and-Butter Pickles

Name: Bodacious Bread-and-Butter Pickles
Yield: Makes 3 pints
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 pounds unpeeled plump pickling cucumbers, 4 to 5 inches long, sliced into ¼-inch rounds; 1 large sweet onion, or mild onion, sliced into ¼-inch rings and separated; 1 large sweet onion, or mild onion, sliced into ¼-inch rings and separated; 1 medium red bell pepper, sliced into ¼-inch rings; 2 fresh medium jalapeños (optional), sliced into ¼-inch rings; About a dozen ice cubes; 3 tablespoons pickling salt or 3 heaping tablespoons kosher salt; 3 tablespoons pickling salt or 3 heaping tablespoons kosher salt; 2¼ cups packed brown sugar; 1½ cups cider vinegar; 2 garlic cloves, slivered; 2 teaspoons yellow mustard seeds; 2 teaspoons black peppercorns; 2 teaspoons celery seeds; 1½ teaspoons ground turmeric

Preparation info

Makes
3
pints

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Smoke & Spice

By Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison

Published 2014

About

A friend making these the same weekend that she acquired a new kitten liked both so well that she named the cat “Pickles.”

Ingredients

3 pounds unpeeled plump pickling cucumbers, 4 to 5 inches long, sliced into ¼-inch rounds
1 large

Americas
United States
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Sterilize three pint canning jars according to the manufacturer’s directions.
Stir together the cucumbers, onion, bell pepper, and jalapeños in a large nonreactive bowl. Toss with the ice cubes. Sprinkle the mixture with the salt and toss again lightly. Set aside at room temperature for 3 hours. The cucumbers will release a good bit of water during this time.</