Why? Because you can! And pickle, and jam, or otherwise celebrate the resurgence of the domestic arts our forebears held so dear. Put on your best apron and step into our kitchen, won't you?
The elegant, inexpensive and always easy-to-find zucchini make a tasty, tangy bread and butter pickle. Step by step instructions to make and preserve home made pickles.
With an abundance of cucumbers on hand, I decided to try out this tested and true Ball Blue Book recipe for bread and butter pickles, canned for shelf stability using the boiling-water bath method.