Since the kids grew up and I left nursing. I finally have time to do all the gardening, cooking, baking and canning I want. Having my Blue Ribbon Sweet Bread & Butter pickles at real grocery stores is the most exciting thing since I won the Crisco Pie Contest in 1987, and Jim and I got a free trip to Los Angeles. If I remember right, I got this recipe at my bridal shower in 1948. 'Course I've changed my recipe since. Especially to enter the State Fair. I use only my own small-seed cukes to slice very thin. I added more turmeric, plus red and green peppers for color. And I always use some cider vinegar. It helps the flavors mellow together.

Nita Schemmel