Bread and Butter Pickles

Polar Bear posted 02-07-99

Bread and Butter Pickles

2 lb. Kirby cucumbers (small and unwaxed)
4 cups water
2 Tbl. kosher salt
2 cups cider vinegar
2 cups sugar
1 Tbl. mustard seeds (crushed)
1/2 tsp. each: salt; celery seed
1/4 tsp. ground cloves


Wash Kirbies and slice thickly or thinly as preferred. Cover with water and stir in salt; chill covered overnight; drain and rinse.

Combine remaining ingredients and bring just to a boil.

Pour over cucumbers and chill several days.

Will keep everal months refrigerated, but only if no one knows they're there.

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