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In article >,
(Mike Van Pelt) wrote:

> In article >,
> Tony P. > wrote:
> >
> >Oh yeah. Its the vinegar component of the pickling
> >that lots of people don't like.
>
> I've always wondered ... what is *in* "bread and butter
> pickles"? I like dill pickles, sweet pickles, Kosher dills,
> but those "bread and butter" things are just plain nasty,
> with a noxious aftertaste that lingers.
>
> Every now and then someone slips me one of those things in
> the guise of a real pickle. Blech.

What's in them? See below. I like a good one. Not-so-good ones can be
pretty awful. My husband paid $175 for a jar of blue-ribbon winning
bread & butters at a fundraiser for the MN State Fair Foundation. I
only asked him to bid once, but he kept on a'going. Dufus.

* Exported from MasterCook Mac *

Bread & Butter Pickles

Recipe By : posted again to rec.food.cooking by Barb Schaller,
10-11-05
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :4:00
Categories : Canning, Preserves, Etc.

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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4 quarts sliced medium cukes (about 25)
3 cups sliced onions (about 4 medium)
2 green peppers -- chopped (or 1 red
and 1 green)
3 cloves garlic -- sliced
1/3 cup canning salt
5 cups sugar
3 cups cider vinegar
1 1/2 teaspoons turmeric
1 1/2 teaspoons celery seed
2 tablespoons mustard seed

Combine cukes, onions, pepper, and garlic. Add salt; cover with cracked
ice; mix thoroughly. Let stand three hours, drain well. Combine second
column ingredients, pour over cuke mixture. Heat just to a boil. Seal
in hot, sterilized jars. Yield: 7-8 pints.

Source: Recipe is originally from an old Better Homes & Gardens
cookbook in 1983. I bring the brine mixture to a boil, then add the
cukes to it -- maybe that cooks them a little less? I also process the
jars in a boiling water bath for 10-15 minutes or so to insure a seal;
does not affect the crispness of the product.

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NOTES : Blue Ribbon Winner at the Minnesota State Fair in 1983, 1984,
2001, 2003, 2004, 2005.
Deemed to be Best of the Pickles in 2001 -- Gedney prize.

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