Bread & Butter Pickles Quick Process Pickle Mix

Sweet and tangy quick-process Bread & Butter pickle seasoning.

A sweet-tangy cucumber pickle

This pouch seasons Bread & Butter pickles with a blend of herbs and spices. The finished style suits sandwiches, burgers and a relish tray. The dry mix is used with cucumbers and the other ingredients in a complete recipe. It is not the same as a ready-made refrigerator brine, even when the flavor names are similar.

Pick the right pouch

The 5.3-ounce packet is the quick-process version and is sized for a larger cucumber batch. A separate refrigerator product uses a different quantity and preparation. Check the front label before starting. The quick-process yield helps plan how many jars to wash and whether the canner can handle the batch.

Organize a busy kitchen

Bread & Butter pickles require a different flavor balance from dill or spicy pickles. If preparing more than one style, keep the packets, pans and recipe sheets separate. Gather the ingredients and slice cucumbers as the formula directs. A nonreactive saucepan and clean jars should be ready before the seasoning is mixed into the liquid.

Let the recipe guide storage

Follow the exact directions for ingredient amounts, headspace and processing. Do not adjust vinegar, sugar or water to change sweetness, and do not reuse the directions from another flavor. For pantry storage, use the tested boiling-water process and altitude instructions provided with this mix. Cool and seal jars as directed, then label them with the batch date and flavor.

A practical fit

Bread & Butter pickles are a useful way to preserve cucumbers when a sweeter, spiced pickle is preferred over dill. They pair with sandwiches or a simple meal. The seasoning is designed around its own sugar and vinegar balance, so do not adjust those ingredients for personal taste in a shelf-stable batch. Use the listed formula and label each jar clearly.

For the pantry

The seasoning is packaged for a named recipe, not a general-purpose pickle brine. Keep the pouch with its recipe while preparing the batch. The sweet-and-tangy style is designed for cucumbers, with the listed vinegar and sugar amounts controlling the finished balance. Check that the package is Bread & Butter rather than a refrigerator pickle mix before opening it.

BREAD & BUTTER PICKLES Makes 7 Quarts

Makes 7 Quarts

YOU WILL NEED

• 9-11 lbs of pickling cucumbers (about 50–3 to 4 inches)
• 6 ¾ cups Mrs. Wages® White Distilled Vinegar (5% acidity)
• 7 cups sugar
• 1 pouch Mrs. Wages® Bread & Butter Pickles Mix

DIRECTIONS

PREPARE & PROCESS home canning jars and lids according to manufacturer’s instructions for sterilized jars. Keep jars hot.

WASH cucumbers and drain. Cut a 1/16-inch slice off blossom end and discard. Leave cucumbers whole, cut into spears or slice.

COMBINE Mrs. Wages® White Distilled Vinegar, sugar and Mrs. Wages® Bread & Butter Pickles Mix into a large non-reactive saucepan. Do not use aluminum. Bring mixture just to boil over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture dissolves. Remove from heat.

PACK cucumbers into sterilized hot jars, leaving ½-inch headspace. Evenly divide hot pickling liquid among the packed jars, leaving ½-inch headspace. Unused brine may be stored in a non-reactive container up to 1 week in refrigerator. Remove air bubbles, wipe rim and cap each jar as it is filled. If more liquid is needed for proper headspace, add a mix of 1 part hot vinegar and 2 parts hot water.

PROCESS pints 10 minutes**, quarts 15 minutes**, in a boiling water bath canner. Turn off heat, carefully remove canner lid, and let jars stand for 5 minutes in canner. Remove jars. Let jars sit undisturbed to cool at room temperature for 12 to 24 hours. Test jars for airtight seals according to manufacturer’s directions. If jars do not completely seal, refrigerate and consume within 1 week.

Product is ready to eat after 24 hours. Before serving, chill to enhance flavor and crispness. Store properly processed shelf-stable product in a cool place, and use within 1 year.

**Processing time listed is for altitudes less than 1000 feet. At Altitudes of 1000 feet or more, increase processing time 1 minute for each 1000 feet of altitude.