Lee's Bread and Butter Squash Pickles

Name: Lee's Bread and Butter Squash Pickles
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Quart Size Canning Jars; 5 Cups Distilled White Vinegar; 4 Cups White Granulated Sugar; 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder; 8-10 Medium Yellow Squash 1/4" Slices; Onion Slices as Needed; 1/2 Teaspoon Mustard Seeds; 1/2 Teaspoon Celery Seeds; 1/2 Teaspoon Table Salt; 2-3 Sprigs Fresh Dill Weed; 2 Smashed Garlic Cloves; 1/2 Jalapeño Sliced

Lee's @Lees

Texas

I literally discovered how wonderful these squash pickles are accidently. I had run short on cucumbers and wanted to use up all my pickling liquid and spices. So yellow squash it was, and continues to be a favorite every year.

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Ingredients

QuartSize Canning Jars
5 CupsDistilled White Vinegar
4 CupsWhite Granulated Sugar
1/2 TeaspoonTurmeric Powder
8-10Medium Yellow Squash 1/4" Slices
Onion Slices as Needed
1/2 TeaspoonMustard Seeds
1/2 TeaspoonCelery Seeds
1/2 TeaspoonTable Salt
2-3 SprigsFresh Dill Weed
2Smashed Garlic Cloves
1/2Jalapeño Sliced

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Steps

1

In a large stockpot, bring cider vinegar, sugar, and Turmeric spice to a rolling boil. Let boil for 2 minutes. Turn off heat and set aside.
2

Boil mason jars and lids for at least 2 minutes, to clean and sterilize.
3

Put each spice as listed into all jars, except for the Turmeric.
4

Pack each jar as tight as you can with the yellow squash slices. Putting a layer of onion slices halfway up the jar. When finished, ladle vinegar hot vinegar mixture into each jar, leaving a 1/4" headspace. Tap the sides each jar with a wooden spoon to release any air bubbles.
5

Put lids and bands onto your finished jars. Process in a water bath for 10 minutes.
6

When done, let jars rest until they are fully cooled, and tops have sealed. I usually let mine age for a month or so before I enjoy them for full flavor development, but you certainly don't have to. Enjoy. Note: (These pickles can just be cold packed (not processed in a water bath) and just kept refrigerated.)
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This recipe will roughly do 3-4 quarts of pickles. I do much larger batches, so I tried to scale everything down for this recipe. I also do many different variations of these pickles. Different vinegars, sugar content, different spices, etc. But this is my go to variation.