Alton Brown's Bread and Butter Pickles

Ingredients

• 1/2 onion, thinly sliced
• 2 medium cucumbers, thinly sliced
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup cider vinegar
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 pinch kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
• 1/2 teaspoon pickling spices

Directions

1. 1

   combine onion cucumber slices in a clean ait tight jar or container.

2. 2

   combine the remaining ingredients in a non reactive sauce pan and bring to a boil simmer for 4 minutes to wake up the flavors of the spices.

3. 3

   slowly pour the hot pickling liquid over the onions and cucumber slices completely filling the jar

4. 4

   allow the pickles to cool to room temperature beforetopping off with any remaining pickling liquid the refridgerate.