My blog is beginning to resemble a food blog, I need to post between Tuesdays so you all don't get bored, but then again, learning new recipes is never boring, not for me anyway! But I will try my best to post other things in between. I'm switching things up this week, thinking ahead a little to canning season. I'm itching to get the garden in, but so glad we haven't, it would of been flooded like so many did, so till I can play in the dirt, I'll gather my canning recipes and keep them handy.
Cucumbers has to be one of the easiest things to grow and nothing tastes as good as a homemade pickle or relish. I can both and am always looking for a better recipe or way. My mother in law turned me onto refridgerator pickles and I was quickly hooked! These are great for those super hot summer days when you really don't want to heat the house up over cukes, but you have to do something with them. This method requires no canning! Yes, you heard me right, no canning, no mess, no hot house! And for that reason alone, I use this recipe alot!
Refriderator Pickles
1 c. water
1 c. white vinegar
1 c. sugar
1 1/2 t. sea salt
1 pd. baby cucumbers, quartered lenghwise
6 garlic cloves
2 t. black peppercorns
2 large dill heads
In a small saucepan over med. heat, combine water, vinegar, sugar and salt and bring to a boil. Stir till sugar has dissolved. Let cool to room temp. Divide cucumbers spears, garlic, peppercorns and dill between 2 sterilized pint jars. Pour cooled vinegar mix over contents in each jar. Seal with lids and refrigerate for at least 24 hours before using. Can be kept in refrigerator for up to 1 year. Recipe can be doubled.
This method is also cheaper on the electric bill, always a plus! Now, you are ready to harvest your cukes and make homemade pickles the easy way!
These sound so good Sue! I love pickles :) Thanks for sharing :)
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~Sharon
These are good, making something like this Bread & Butter Pickles...I have 3 cuke plants started....I also like to make the Sun Pickles...in a big jar...made delish by the hot summer sunshine. Trying my hand at Dill also this year..specially for me pickles...oh what fun we'll have when the rain stops and is applied more sparingly....too soggy now and a wee bit to chilly...
ReplyDeleteOh, I love refrigerator pickles but never had a recipe for them. Thanks for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo and I love refrigerator pickles. I am printing this recipe as I write. Yum!!
ReplyDeleteStaci
Oh Sue these look so good...thanks for sharing the recipe~definitely gonna put them on my to make list!
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I love others recipes. I doubt anyone will get bored. :) My mother in law made wonderful homemade refrigerator pickles and she taughter my daughter how to do it. They are delicious and I know yours are too.
ReplyDeleteHey Sue--are these sweet pickles or dill pickles?
ReplyDeleteThanks Sue, always looking for recipe's on putting up the garden goodies.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo and I love refrigerator pickles.
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This sounds like a good recipe, Sue. I love to make refrigerator pickles. I make up a couple gallons of refrigerator dills every summer, too. Makes for a crowded refrigerator, LOL!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recipe! I've never made refrigerator pickles before.
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Sonia
yay another refrigerator pickle recipe to go with the one my granny taught me how to make growing up I cant wait till the cukes and other veggies come in I would give my left hand at this point for a fresh off the vine mater sandwich with a side of fresh salted cucumber slices yummy! Please keep sharing the recipes I love reading them it broadens my cookbook! Hope you not drenched in missouri <3
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