Refrigerator Pickles
These refrigerator pickles are made without the need to cook anything and are ready to eat in a week.
Ingredients
- 2 quarts pickling cucumbers, thinly sliced
- 1-2 medium onions, thinly sliced
- 2 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cups white vinegar
- 1/4 cup + 1 Tablespoon pickling salt
- 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seed
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- a couple fresh sprigs of young dill
Directions
- Wash and thinly slice the picking cucumbers and onions.
- Put cucumbers and onions into a nonreactive jar.
- Mix remaining ingredients in a mixing bowl and then pour over cucumbers, making sure all vegetables are submerged.
- Place in refrigerator and allow to mature for one week.
- In order to mix the brine throughout, once a day, flip the jar to make sure that the cucumbers and onions are getting covered.
