Katherine’s Bread & Butter Pickles

Sweet and spiced bread and butter pickles made with cucumbers, onions, and peppers.

Sweet and spiced bread and butter pickles made with cucumbers, onions, and peppers.

A handwritten recipe for Scott’s Sweet Pickles—pack the jars, turn them every few days, and let two weeks do the rest.

A handwritten recipe for Lizzie’s Dill Pickles—with a hot three-ingredient brine, one line of directions, and, curiously enough, no dill in sight.