fresh bread and butter pickles

Classic Crisp Bread and Butter Pickles

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Description Classic ‘bread and butter’ pickles are perfect with lunches, picnics and barbecues. Ingredients 4 pounds 4- to 6-inch cucumbers, cut into 1/4-inch slices 2 pounds onions, thinly sliced ½ cup canning salt 2 cups sugar 2 tablespoons mustard seed 2 teaspoons turmeric 2 teaspoons celery seed 1 teaspoon ginger 1 teaspoon peppercorns 3 cups … Read more

Chef John’s Bread and Butter Pickles

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Description At the end of summer during the Great Depression the excess cucumber crop was sliced, salted, pickled, and put up in jars for the cold, lean months ahead. I can just imagine what a treat it was to fill a sandwich with these sweet crunchy coins (bread and butter pickles, as they came to … Read more