Name: Bread & Butter Pickles
Ingredients: 8 cup sliced cucumbers; 2 cup sliced onions; 2 tsp celery seed; 2 cup vinegar; 3 cup sugar; 1 stick cinnamon; 2 tsp powdered turmeric; 2 tsp mustard seed; 4 green peppers, finely chopped; 2 tbsp salt

Pickles And Relishes

10 ingredients

Print 3″×5″ card Print 4″×6″ card

Ingredients

8 cup sliced cucumbers
2 cup sliced onions
2 tsp celery seed
2 cup vinegar
3 cup sugar
1 stick cinnamon
2 tsp powdered turmeric
2 tsp mustard seed
4 green peppers, finely chopped
2 tbsp salt

Method

Slice the cucumbers and let stand 3 or 4 hours or overnight. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of salt over the cucumbers so that a brine forms.
Pour off the brine and put the onions and pepper into the syrup made of the spices, vinegar and sugar, and let boil until the cucumbers become transparent.
Sterilize the jars in boiling water. Fill the jars and seal.

Notes

From "The Montana Cookbook", via Joe Neilson.

Original card

The recipe above was transcribed from this scan of Vera’s original card.