Bread and Butter Pickles
Ingredients
- 3 cucumbers
- 2 small white onions
- 1 green or red pepper
- 1/8 cup salt
- 2 cups white vinegar
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon tumeric powder (optional)
- 1 teaspoon celery seed.
Instructions
Wash vegetables thoroughly. Slice cucumbers into paper thin slices. Slice onions. Remove seeds from peppers and shred. Mix vegetables and add salt. Let stand overnight under a weight to keep them in the juice. Add cracked ice to the vegetables and let stand while the vinegar is being heated with sugar and spcies. Drain and rinse the vetegables and add them to the vinegar. Place over low heat. Stir occasionally. Heat to scalding, but do not boil. Stir in tumeric power. Pour into hot sterile jars.
