Refrigerator Pickles
Today I made my first ever batch of refrigerator pickles! I had enough of my 'Adam' cucumbers to fill a pint jar. So I sorta combined a few recipes that I found online. Here's my recipe:
5 pickling cucumbers (halved or speared)
1/4 of a medium white onion, sliced and quartered.
2 cups water
1/2 cup white vinegar
1 Tbs Kosher salt
1 Tbs sugar
3 sprigs of fresh Dill
3 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
red, black, and white peppercorns
celery seed
First sterilize the glass mason jar by boiling it in a large pot of water for 10 minutes. Let cool.
Combine the water, vinegar, salt, and sugar and bring to a boil. Let cool slightly.
Cut a small piece off of the flower end of each cucumber. Poke a few holes in each with a fork if leaving whole, otherwise half or spear.
Begin filling the mason jar. Put some of the garlic, dill, celery seed, onions, and peppercorns on the bottom, followed by a layer of cucumbers standing upright. Follow with some additional onions and spices.
Pour water and vinegar solution over the cucumbers and fill the jar, leaving about 1/4 inch of space on the top.
Cover and refrigerate for 1-5 days.
That's it! As I said this is my first time making these - so I really have no idea how they will come out. I'll let you know in a week!
Yum!
I'm lovin' these pickles. I tried a few alterations to this (more vinegar, more garlic, cider vinegar) but this is still my fave. Actually I do add a little more salt and vinegar - but just a bit). Everyone seems to like them as well. So I'm sticking with it! I'm actually now off to make another few jars and needed to reference my own recipe - go figure! Later!