Produce Overload: Bread and Butter Pickles

Bread and butter pickles have to be one of my favorites! Now that the cucumbers are ripening (almost too fast to keep up with) - its time to do up some pickles. Here is the recipe I use, try it and enjoy. Im sure you wont be disappointed!


Bread & Butter Pickles

Scrub 30 medium size cucumbers and slice into thin rings.
Slice 3 medium sized onions in thin rings.
Soak the vegetables in ice cold salt water for 3 hours.
Drain.
Combine:
5 c. vinegar
5 c. sugar
2 tbsp. mustard seed
1 tsp. turmeric
1 tsp. whole cloves
Bring to a boil.

Add vegetables and return to boiling point - but don't boil.
Pack into sterilized jars and seal.

Leave them on your shelf for at least a week before enjoying. They keep a good two years.