Best in Show Sweet Bread and Butter Pickles — Mrs. Wages
Pickle canning recipe published by Mrs. Wages (United States).
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 4 qts cucumbers sliced
- 6 medium white onions sliced
- 1 green pepper diced
- 1 red pepper diced
- 1 pouch Mrs. Wages® Alum
- 5 cups sugar
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 2 Tbsp mustard seed
- 3 cups commercial white vinegar (5% acidity)
Equipment
- 1 Boiling-water bath canner with rack
- 1 Large stainless or enamel preserving pot
- 1 Canning jars with two-piece lids
- 1 Headspace and bubble tool
Directions
Canning method
- Sprinkle alum over sliced cucumbers, sliced onions, and diced peppers. Cover with ice and soak for 3 hours. Drain and rinse before canning Bring to boil, sugar, turmeric, mustard seed and vinegar. Add cucumber mixture to brine mixture. Bring to second boil. Pack pint jars with product.
- Pour hot brine over product, leaving 1/2-inch headspace and seal jars. Process jars for 10 minutes in a hot water bath.
- Processing: As published by Mrs. Wages: "Process jars for 10 minutes" (boiling water bath canner) - 10 minutes.
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Recipe Notes
Source: Mrs. Wages
Safety: Tested recipe from a USDA-aligned source, processed by boiling water bath. Follow the source method, times and headspace exactly, and adjust for your altitude.
Altitude: The source record does not provide a complete altitude-adjustment table. Confirm the required adjustment for your elevation with current authoritative home-canning guidance before processing.
Source: Mrs. Wages. Mrs. Wages recipe page (URLs enumerated from https://www.mrswages.com/cp_recipe-sitemap.xml). SAFETY: Tested recipe from a USDA-aligned source, processed by boiling water bath. Follow the source method, times and headspace exactly, and adjust for your altitude. Full method and quantities at the source: https://www.mrswages.com/recipes/best-in-show-sweet-bread-and-butter-pickles/