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Melba's Jammin' wrote:

Bread & Butter Pickles
Barb Schaller, posted to r.f.preserving again 7-12-2008

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

Source: My sister Anne adds 1 cup of cauliflowerettes to the vegetable
program.

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

You did not post this recipe in vain. Thank you so much for posting it.
I love turmeric and, besides, it is really healthy for you too! I put
it in my zucchini pickles and relish as well. I can hardly wait to try
this recipe. We are using row covers on our cukes (and zucchini) this
year (and hand pollinating) to try and avoid the darn cucumber beetles
and other problems. So I'm hoping to finally have some cukes.

Izzy
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