Bread and Butter Pickles with Artificial Sweetener — Mrs. Wages
Pickle canning recipe published by Mrs. Wages (United States).
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 4 quarts medium-size cucumbers (about 6 pounds)
- 1 1/2 cups onions, sliced (about 1 pound)
- 2 large garlic cloves
- 1/3 cup Mrs. Wages® Canning and Pickling Salt
- 1-2 quarts ice (2 trays) crushed or cubes
- *artificial sweetener to equal 4 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1 1/2 tsp celery seed
- 2 Tbsp mustard seed
- 4 cups Mrs. Wages® Pickling & Canning Vinegar or other commercial white vinegar (5% acidity)
- 1 cup water
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
- Wash cucumbers thoroughly, using a vegetable brush. Drain on rack. Slice unpeeled cucumbers into 1/8- to 1/4-inch slices. Add onions and garlic. Add salt and mix thoroughly. Cover with crushed ice or ice cubes. Allow to stand for 3 hours. Drain thoroughly. Remove garlic.
- Combine sweetener, spices, vinegar, and water. Heat to just a boil. Add cucumbers and onion slices and heat 5 minutes. Pack loosely into clean, hot, pint jars. Leave 1/2-inch head space. Adjust lids. Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes.
- Start to count processing time as soon as the water in canner returns to boiling.
- Processing: As published by Mrs. Wages: "Process in boiling water bath 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/bread-butter-pickles-artificial-sweetener/