Classic Bread And Butter Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    4 lbs small pickling cucumbers, cut into 1/4 inch slices (about 12 cups)
    2 medium onions, sliced thin
    6 tablespoons kosher salt or 6 tablespoons pickling salt
    4 cups crushed ice
    3 cups sugar
    3 cups cider vinegar
    2 tablespoons mustard seeds
    2 teaspoons celery seeds
    fresh ginger (four 1/4 inch slices)
Preparation
    In a large bowl, toss cucumbers, onions, and salt.
    Transfer mixture to a large colander, alternating layers with crushed ice, finishing with ice on top.
    Weight with a heavy plate and chill overnight, up to 24 hours.
    Meanwhile, in a large nonreactive saucepan, combine sugar, vinegar, mustard seeds, celery seeds, and ginger; bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 3 minutes.
    Remove from heat, cool, cover, and refrigerate until cucumber mixture is ready.
    Remove any unmelted ice from cucumbers and transfer to a nonreactive Dutch oven.
    Strain liquid through a sieve, lined with cheesecloth, over cucumbers.
    Heat cucumbers to a low boil, stirring occasionally; remove from heat.
    Spoon cucumbers into sterilized pint sized canning jars.
    Pour syrup over cucumbers to cover, leaving 1/2 inch head space.
    Wipe jar rims with a damp cloth, put on lids and bands.
    Invert jars, until cooled, to seal; store in refrigerator.

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