My Grandma's Favorite Bread & Butter Pickles

My 92 year old Grandmother loves these pickles that I make for her.

Bread and Butter Pickles

15 cups sliced pickling cucumbers
3 onions, thinly sliced
1/4 cup coarse salt
4 cups cracked ice
2 1/2 cups cider vinegar
2 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon celery seeds
1 tablespoon mustard seeds

Directions

Combine cucumbers, onions, salt and ice in a large bowl.
Mix well.
Put a weight on and allow to stand 3 hours. (For a weight, I use a plate with a gallon bottle of vinegar or water on top of it).
Drain thoroughly.
Combine vinegar, sugar, turmeric, celery seed and mustard seed in a large pot.
Add drained cucumbers.
Place pot on medium low heat.
Bring almost to a boil, but DO NOT ALLOW TO BOIL.
Remove from heat.
Seal in sterilized jars, 10 minutes in a hot water bath.
Easy way to sterilize jars: Wash them well in hot soapy water.
Dry them off.
Put on a cookie sheet, right side up, at 225°F for 15 minutes.

My Salsa Recipe

My Homemade Salsa Recipe

8 cups tomatoes, peeled,chopped and drained

2 1/2 cups diced onions

1 1/2 cups diced green peppers

1 cup Jalapeno peppers chopped

2 Banana peppers chopped

6 Cloves of fresh garlic pressed

1 teaspoon Cumin

2 teaspoons Black pepper (Watkins)

1/8 cup canning salt

1/8 Cup of Sugar

1/3 cup of vinegar

1 (15 oz) can of tomato sauce

1(12 oz) can of tomato paste

1 fresh lime squeeze

1/8 cup chopped ciliantro (optional) Add at the end 

Directions

Mix all ingredients and bring to a slow boil for 10 min.

Seal in jars and cook in hot water bath for 10 min

Makes 6 to 7 pints

You can make it and eat it fresh with out canning just keep in jars in refrigerator

You can also freeze it...But I do not know if it will come out watery.

It is a very nice thick stick to your chips salsa....Enjoy....We LOVE IT