Bread & Butter Pickles

In an effort to pickle anything and everything I come across, I once again used a recipe from this book and made two jars of Bread & Butter Pickles. Thankfully, I was able to find "pickling cucumbers" at my local grocery store. Pickling cucumbers have a thicker skin, helping to keep their crispness once prepared. I think these will be good to throw on hamburgers or eat as is. There is a lot of sugar in them, so I'll reserve these for a special treat!

This recipe required a bit more previous knowledge about pickling and canning, so I did have to contact my mother twice to confirm I was following the directions correctly! For the record, air bubbles can be removed by gently stirring a knife in the jar and "fingertip tight" refers to closing the lid tightly, but not so tightly you can't get it off. Thanks Mom! Glad I have someone to call in a pickling emergency!! Ha!