Being Frugal by Canning and Preserving

We have been busy storing nuts for the winter. Well, not really...But the comparison is just.

We have been freezing corn, making chow-chow, bread and butter pickles, freezing eggplant and green peppers and green beans.

Come winter, we are going to be sitting pretty.

I love the internet because you can just look up your recipes!
Its awesome!

Here are some of the web pages that helped me.

• Canning Green Beans
• Freezing Eggplant
• Bread and Butter Pickles
• Chow-Chow

You can find all kinds of canning helps-just google it!

Happy Canning!

Grannie's Bread and Butter Pickle Recipe

Ingredients

• 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 seed
• 1 tablespoon mustard seeds

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.

ring almost to a boil, but DO NOT ALLOW TO BOIL.

Remove from heat.

Seal in sterilized jars, 10 minutes in a hot water bath.