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Zesty Bread and Butter Pickles
Zesty Bread and Butter Pickles combine sliced cucumbers, onions, and red bell peppers soaked in a spiced cider vinegar and sugar brine seasoned with mustard seed, celery seed, cloves, and turmeric. The pickles deliver a tangy, slightly sweet crunch that makes them an excellent condiment or side to sandwiches and grilled foods. Quick soaking and careful heating preserve the crispness of the vegetables, making them suitable for long-term storage through water bath canning.
Prep Time
3 hrs 25 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
3 hrs 35 mins
Servings:
8
1-quart jars
Calories:
6774 kcal
Course:
Condiments, Snacks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 25 cucumber cut into ¼-inch slices
- 6 onion thinly sliced
- 2 bell pepper thinly sliced, red
- 4 cloves garlic , chopped
- ½ cup salt
- 3 cups cider vinegar
- 5 cups granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons mustard seed
- 2 teaspoons celery seed
- ½ teaspoon clove whole
- 2 teaspoons Turmeric ground
Instructions
- Mix cucumbers, onions, red bell pepper, garlic, and salt in a large bowl or Dutch oven and let stand for 3 hours.
- In a large Dutch oven or large saucepan bring cider vinegar sugar, mustard seed, celery seed, cloves, and turmeric to a boil. Drain the liquid from the cucumber mixture and give a quick rinse under cold water. Add the mixture to the boiling vinegar. Remove from the heat just before the mixture comes back to a boil so as not to cook the cucumbers.
- Transfer the cucumber mixture with pickling broth to sterile jars. Wipe the rims of the jars and use tongs to place the sterilized lids and rings on top of the jars. To process, fill a canning pot with water and bring it to a boil. Allow enough room so that when the bottles are added the water doesn’t overflow. Process in a canner water bath for 10 minutes. Remove the jars from the pot to your counter topped with a dish towel to cool. Make sure the lids pop down to show they are sealed. Refrigerate the jars of pickles that don’t pop and eat them as refrigerator pickles.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
677.4kcal
(34%)
Carbohydrates
157.4g
(52%)
Protein
7.68g
(15%)
Fat
2.86g
(4%)
Saturated Fat
0.25g
(1%)
Sodium
7104.08mg
(296%)
Potassium
1569.58mg
(33%)
Fiber
9.12g
(36%)
Sugar
143.02g
(286%)
Vitamin A
1606.47IU
(32%)
Vitamin C
74.89mg
(83%)
Calcium
181.83mg
(18%)
Iron
3.38mg
(19%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 1-quart jars
Amount Per Serving
Calories 6774
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 677.4kcal | 34% |
| Carbohydrates | 157.4g | 52% |
| Protein | 7.68g | 15% |
| Fat | 2.86g | 4% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.25g | 1% |
| Sodium | 7104.08mg | 296% |
| Potassium | 1569.58mg | 33% |
| Fiber | 9.12g | 36% |
| Sugar | 143.02g | 286% |
| Vitamin A | 1606.47IU | 32% |
| Vitamin C | 74.89mg | 83% |
| Calcium | 181.83mg | 18% |
| Iron | 3.38mg | 19% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.