Bread & Butter Pickles

Nena's.cook.nook
Nena's.cook.nook @cook_17462493
Virginia

I have cucumbers coming out of my garden faster than I can eat them! Here's how I enjoy them all year and get a jump start on what's going in the Christmas baskets this year. The Thyme and Allspice are unconventional ingredients that add a unique taste. This recipe makes 9 pints but you can definitely adjust the ratios for smaller quantities. The longer they sit, the better they taste. Plan to fix ahead of time (like a week or two ahead) and store in the fridge until you are ready to serve. I make huge batches and then when the picnic/cookout invites come, I'm ready.

Bread & Butter Pickles

I have cucumbers coming out of my garden faster than I can eat them! Here's how I enjoy them all year and get a jump start on what's going in the Christmas baskets this year. The Thyme and Allspice are unconventional ingredients that add a unique taste. This recipe makes 9 pints but you can definitely adjust the ratios for smaller quantities. The longer they sit, the better they taste. Plan to fix ahead of time (like a week or two ahead) and store in the fridge until you are ready to serve. I make huge batches and then when the picnic/cookout invites come, I'm ready.

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Ingredients

9 pints
  1. 15-16pickling cucumbers, sliced
  2. 1sweet onion, thinly sliced
  3. 4 Tbspcoarse salt
  4. Brine:
  5. 4 cupswhite vinegar
  6. 4 cupsgranulated sugar
  7. 10 clovesgarlic, sliced
  8. 2 Tbspmustard seed
  9. 3 1/2 tsp.Celery seed
  10. 1 1/2 tsppepper
  11. 2 tspdried Thyme
  12. 1/2 tspall spice

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Combine sliced cucumbers, onions and salt in a large bowl, add enough cold water to cover. Let sit for a couple hours.

  2. 2

    After the cucumbers and onions have sat in the salt water for a couple hours...Place all the brine ingredients in a large pot. Bring to a boil.

  3. 3

    Meanwhile rinse the salt off of the cucumber mixture.

  4. 4

    Add the rinsed cucumber mixture to the brine and return to boil.

  5. 5

    Once heated through you can either cool and store in the fridge until devoured OR waterbath for long term storage. These taste better the longer they sit, so give the flavors time to marry up before serving.

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I am a busy mom who loves to feed my family real food. Food that has ingredients we grow, harvest and sometimes can simply pronounce. My recipes tend to be simple, hearty, and flexible (for those of us that can't make it to the grocery store everyday or budget for a fancy ingredient). Food is a real way to show our family we love them.
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