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- Bread & Butter Pickles from Sherri Brooks Vinton's excellent book, Put 'em Up!Makes about 7-8 pints or 3-4 quarts
- Ingredients
- 5 lbs cucumbers (Kirby's are ideal), ends removed and sliced into 1/4" coins
- 1 lb sweet onions, sliced (you can also roughly chop but I actually like to eat them along with the pickles and the slices are easier to handle
- 1/2 cup kosher salt
- 2 cups ice cubes
- 4 cups distilled white vinegar - I like to buy white vinegar in bulk so I'm not caught out when I want to pickle something
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup organic cane sugar
- 2 Tbsp mustard seed
- 1 Tbsp black peppercorns
- 1 Tbsp celery seed
- 1 Tbsp turmeric
- 1 Tbsp kosher salt
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 4417g | |
| Calories 1593 | |
| Calories from Fat 123 | 8% |
| Total Fat 14.41g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat 1.57g | 6% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium 63904mg | 2663% |
| Potassium 3294mg | 94% |
| Total Carbs 314.87g | 84% |
| Dietary Fiber 23.5g | 78% |
| Sugars 254.05g | 169% |
| Protein 24.74g | 40% |
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