Easy Bread Butter Pickles Recipe From Jenny Jones Jenny Can Cook 6 1/2 pounds small pickling cucumbers, cut into 1/4inch slices (about 33 cucumbers) 4 large sweet onions, thinly sliced 1/2 cup pickling salt 5 cups white vinegar (5% acidity) 4 cups sugar 2 tablespoons mustard seeds 1/2 tablespoon ground turmeric 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves Canning Bread and Butter Pickles Start by slicing the cucumbers into uniform rounds, about 1/4 inch thick Toss the cucumbers in salt, using 1/2 cup of pickling and canning salt for every 10 cups of cucumbers Allow the cucumbers to soak in salt for 2 hours to pull out bitterness and extra liquid Bread and butter pickles recipe america's test kitchen