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! 

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Spicy Dill Pickled Vegetables

I love a good pickled vegetable - pretty much in any form!  From cucumber to okra to radish to carrot.  If there are pickled vegetables nearby, there's a good chance I'm eating them.  This is the second time I have pickled vegetables myself and used a recipe from this book.  I usually eat them with a meat and cheese plate or on sandwiches, but they are delicious just on their own as well.  

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