Bread And Butter Cucumbers. In a large bowl add the cucumbers onion and salt. Our garden is giving us some produce and so I am making full use of it.
Place in a large bowl with the salt and barely cover with water and stir to combine. Clearly my granny did a lot of canning and understood. The recipes for both bread and butter and dill pickles use vinegar salt mustard seed onions and turmeric.
The cucumbers are soaked overnight and then rinsed the next day before.
In a large bowl mix together cucumbers onions green bell peppers garlic and salt. Make a solution of 5 cups sugar 3 cups white vinegar 12 tsp turmeric 2 tbsp mustard seed 2 tbsp celery seed 12 tbs ground cloves. In a non-reactive pan place the vinegar sugar. In a large bowl mix together cucumbers onions green bell peppers garlic and salt.