Easy Bread & Butter Pickles

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Bread & Butter Pickles

* 6 cups thinly sliced cucumbers.
* Peel and slice 1 lb. onions seed and shred 1 green pepper.
* Mix well and add 1/4 cup of salt.

Cover and let stand 3 hours.

Mix:

* 2 cups brown sugar
* 1/2 teaspoon turmeric (optional)
* 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
* 1 tablespoons mustard seed
* 1/2 teaspoon celery seed or more
* 2 cups mild cider vinegar

Bring slowly to boiling point and boil 5 minutes

Drain the vegetables thoroughly in a colander, rinsing well with cold water. Add them to the hot syrup and heat slowly to just below boiling. Stir occasionally You do not put these in a water bath, just put the cucumbers and liquid in the jar and seal. Make sure the top of the jar is clean.

Yield 4 pints

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Bread & Butter Pickles

* 6 cups thinly sliced cucumbers.
* Peel and slice 1 lb. onions seed and shred 1 green pepper.
* Mix well and add 1/4 cup of salt.

Cover and let stand 3 hours.

Mix:

* 2 cups brown sugar
* 1/2 teaspoon turmeric (optional)
* 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
* 1 tablespoons mustard seed
* 1/2 teaspoon celery seed or more
* 2 cups mild cider vinegar

Bring slowly to boiling point and boil 5 minutes

Drain the vegetables thoroughly in a colander, rinsing well with cold water. Add them to the hot syrup and heat slowly to just below boiling. Stir occasionally You do not put these in a water bath, just put the cucumbers and liquid in the jar and seal. Make sure the top of the jar is clean.

Yield 4 pints

Yellow or black? This looks good too. Got a feeling that pickles are in my future.

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Yellow