Grandma's Staff Of Life In Addition To Butter Pickles

When I was a piffling daughter I watched my (very German) Aunt Welentina Ezlinger make pickles inward her basement. I climbed upwardly on a stool in addition to watched her trouble upwardly the hot jars in addition to pose "seeds" inward each one. She in addition to then packed the jars tight amongst cucumbers from her garden and poured a hot vinegar liquid over them. That was virtually threescore years ago, but I retrieve it similar it was yesterday. I was hence impressed!! I intend of her when I brand this recipe.

We beloved these staff of life in addition to butter pickles!! They are fresh in addition to vivid tasting in addition to are worlds meliorate than commercial pickles!!

 

 

 

GRANDMA's BREAD AND BUTTER PICKLES        vi PINTS

 

4 cups water

1/4  loving cup pickling tabular array salt (not regular salt)

10 large pickling cucumbers

ice cubes (I operate 2 trays of H2O ice cubes)

3 cups sugar

2 cups water

2 cups apple tree cider vinegar

2 teaspoons solid set down turmeric

2 teaspoons mustard seed

1/2 teaspoon celery seed

 

Wash the pickling cucumbers in addition to spell them into 1/8" slices (I cutting mine only a tad thicker than 1/8").

 

 

In a LARGE bowl, mix four cups H2O in addition to 1/4 loving cup pickling salt until good dissolved. Add cucumbers in addition to H2O ice cubes in addition to gently swirl, making certain the slices are all submerged.  Let cucumber slices soak for 2 hours.

 

After 2 hours, drain the cucumbers (throw away the liquid) and rinse completely amongst fresh water (I rinse mine 2 or 3 times).

 

In a large/deep pan, mix 3 cups sugar, 2 cups water, 2 cups apple tree cider vinegar, 2 teaspoons solid set down turmeric, 2 teaspoons mustard seed in addition to 1/2 teaspoon celery seed. Bring this mixture to a boil.

 

Reduce oestrus to LOW in addition to pose the cucumber slices in. Stir gently in addition to allow the cucumber sit down inward the hot liquid until they are all hot (but non cooked). Don't allow the cucumbers boil.

 

Remove the slices from the hot liquid (with tongs) in addition to pack straight into sterilized PINT size stonemason jars (pack every bit many every bit you lot tin laissez passer on notice larn into the jars...pack tightly).

 

When the jars are all packed amongst cucumber slices, convey the pot of vinegar liquid dorsum to a boil. Remove from the oestrus in addition to pour into the jars of cucumber slices, to inside 1/4" of the top. Run a CLEAN knife some the sides of the jars to take away whatever air bubbles.

 

Wipe off the rims of the jars amongst a build clean moist towel in addition to screw on the 2 spell lids.

 

If you lot are going to operate these pickles inside 2-3 months, you lot tin laissez passer on notice just keep them in the refrigerator at this stage.  If you lot desire to buy the farm along them for a lot longer or if you lot desire to shop them inward the pantry, you'll select to process the PINTS immediately inward a hot H2O john for 10 minutes.

 

Whether you lot buy the farm along them inward the fridge, or pose them through a hot H2O bath, you lot volition select to allow the cucumbers "pickle" for 2 or 3 weeks earlier you lot swallow them, gently "shaking" the jars in 1 trial a day.

 

 

 

ENJOY !!