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Bread & Butter Brine - cjs - 04-19-2016
Another one of the dang DUH moments!! We so enjoyed the pickled veggies and eggs the other day and I mentioned I was never throwing the brine from pickles away again.
for heaven's sakes, I have a wonderful B&B pickle recipe I've been using forever (page 203 of Journey...Home) and it just hit me - why not make up the brine (smaller qty) and use this for a batch of veggies and eggs.
I think I'll do up a batch today and give it a couple weeks. Maybe just do 3 or 4 pints.
Re: Bread & Butter Brine - losblanos1 - 04-19-2016
That's a great Idea Jean.
Issue #117 has a recipe for Bread & Butter pickles, I wonder how close it is to your recipe.
Re: Bread & Butter Brine - cjs - 04-19-2016
I saw that, but I haven't compared yet - I'll go do it.
So close - but I've never used brown sugar...hmmm, don't know that I would try that.
My mother and I have been making these particular pickles since 1950 ~ it has to be one of the very first recipes I ever made.
Bread & Butter Pickles
1 cup salt
6 qts. sliced cucumbers
12 large onions, halved and sliced
2 qts. cider vinegar
6 cups sugar
2 T. of each: white mustard seed, turmeric and celery seed
Sprinkle salt over the cucumbers and onions in a large bowl; let stand overnight. Boil the rest of the ingredients together until sugar is dissolved.
Wash salt from the cucumbers & onions and put in hot syrup. Fill jars with the pickles and brine and seal according to canning procedures. Makes 6 qts.
Re: Bread & Butter Brine - Mare749 - 04-19-2016
Jean, that's funny.
That was exactly what I was thinking when I saw that in your book, which I have been "re-reading" lately.Do the jars have to be sealed if you are making a small amount that will be used up quickly? I have never done canning and don't know the first thing about it.
Re: Bread & Butter Brine - cjs - 04-19-2016
I'm not going to seal them. Eggs will last 3-4 weeks and I'll make sure we enjoy them by then.
I'm sure Denise is going to chastise us.....
Re: Bread & Butter Brine - Gourmet_Mom - 04-19-2016
I should say she will! She's become the canning queen!
You know, I may make a small batch for pickles and William some eggs and put them in the fridge.
Re: Bread & Butter Brine - cjs - 04-19-2016
"You know, I may make a small batch for pickles and William some eggs and put them in the fridge. "
That's what I'll do, too.
Re: Bread & Butter Brine - Gourmet_Mom - 04-19-2016
I have a feeling this is going to be one of those times I'll be glad I finally got a mandolin for Christmas.