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Easy Refrigerator Pickles

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Yields 7 cups » Cooking Light

No need for special jars, big boiling pots of water or vacuum lids, just delicious homemade pickles.

Ingredients:
    6 cups thinly sliced pickling cucumbers (about 2 pounds)
    2 cups thinly sliced onion
    1 ½ cups white vinegar
    ¾ cup sugar
    ¾ teaspoon salt
    ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
    ½ teaspoon celery seeds
    ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
    ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper
    ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
    4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced


Preparation:

Place 3 cups cucumbers in a medium glass bowl, tip with 1 cup onion. Repeat procedure with the remaining 3 cups of cucumbers and 1 cup of onion.

Combine vinegar and remaining ingredients in a small saucepan; stir well. Bring to a boil; cook 1 minute. Pour over cucumber mixture; let cool. Cover and chill at least 4 days.

Note: Pickles can be store in the refrigerator for up to one month.