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    Home » Pickles, Preserves, Etc

    Bread and Butter Ramp Pickles

    Published: Apr 11, 2018 Modified: Mar 31, 2024 Author: Alan Bergo

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    Bread and Butter Ramp Pickles recipe (4)Bread and butter ramp pickles are exactly what they sound like: pickled ramps flavored like good old B&B's. It's nothing fancy, just my original ramp pickle augmented with the seasoning blend for B&B pickles that my old Sous Chef Jason brought with him from Catahoula restaurant in California working with the well-known Paul Prudhomme acolyte Chef Jan Birnbaum.

    The original pickle brine recipe I tweaked a bit, out of respect for Jan's recipe (may he rest in peace) but the soul and flavor of the original B&B pickles is there, and it's good. It's a simple, straight forward recipe. They're great chopped on put on a burger, mixed into mayo with a dash of their brine for some good, rampy tartar sauce, or anywhere you'd like some ramp bread and butters.

    Bread and Butter Ramp Pickles recipe (4)

    Bread and Butter Ramp Pickles recipe (4)
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    Bread and Butter Ramp Pickles

    Simple ramp B&B's try them on a burger or mixed into tartar sauce. Makes 3 pint jars.
    Prep Time5 minutes mins
    Cook Time10 minutes mins
    Course: Snack
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: Pickled Ramps, Ramps
    Author: Alan Bergo

    Equipment

    • Pint mason jars
    • Water bath canner (optional)

    Ingredients

    • 1 lb ramp bulbs
    • 2 ¼ cups apple cider vinegar
    • 2 ¼ cups water
    • ½ cup sugar
    • 1 tablespoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
    • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
    • 2 teaspoons white peppercorns
    • 2 Tablespoons mustard seed

    Instructions

    • Toast the spices.
    • Bring the water, spices and sugar to a simmer.
    • Add the ramps to the water-spice mixture and cook for a 2 minutes, then add the vinegar. Using a spider or utensil, remove the ramps and put in jars, then bring the pickle liquid to a boil and pour into the jars up to the rim, turn them upside down and let cool and seal. Alternately, leave ½ inch headspace and can in a water bath.
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    1. Krista

      April 29, 2025 at 4:50 am

      I happen to have so much white balsamic vinegar in my house right now- can I use that instead of apple cider vinegar? Love your recipes!

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      • Alan Bergo

        April 29, 2025 at 10:06 am

        Yes that's fine

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