My favorite B & B pickle recipe comes from a USDA pamphlet about pickles and
pickling. Have had it for years. Haven't made any for years but when I
used to put up a lot, had to not mention I had done so at family gatherings.
Except my mother would take a jar or two to those gatherings and the secret
was out. No matter how many I put up - they never seemed to last until the
next season.

JonquilJan

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George Shirley > wrote in message
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> Yesterday, at the senior lady's request, I put up 7 pints of bread and
> butter pickles for her. The dawg and I don't eat the nasty things, for
> one reason, I'm allergic to turmeric. Good excuse isn't it. Cukes were
> out of our lady's garden as were the nice red onions that I mixed up
> with the cukes. Recipe was straight out of Ball Blue Book, and I just
> bought the 2003 version of that too, but left out the ginger and put in
> extra pickling spices. Hey! That's what the boss lady wanted so that's
> what she got.
>
> Also yesterday we picked up the new all stainless gas grill Miz Anne got
> me for Father's Day. I think I'm going to like this one, appears that it
> will be much easier to keep clean for one thing and, for the other, it's
> got a huge drip tray that slopes to one end and has a grease trap there.
> Now I'm perusing the accessories catalog that came with it. Maybe a rib
> rack and the stainless steel smoker box. I've already got a rotisserie
> that I think will fit and work so won't need another.
>
> George
>