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Easy Refrigerator Pickles

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Easy Refrigerator Pickles
Randy Mayor
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Yield: 7 cups (serving size: 1/4 cup)

Ingredients

  • 6  cups  thinly sliced pickling cucumbers (about 2 pounds)
  • 2  cups  thinly sliced onion
  • 1 1/2  cups  white vinegar
  • 3/4  cup  sugar
  • 3/4  teaspoon  salt
  • 1/2  teaspoon  mustard seeds
  • 1/2  teaspoon  celery seeds
  • 1/2  teaspoon  ground turmeric
  • 1/2  teaspoon  crushed red pepper
  • 1/4  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
  • 4  garlic cloves, thinly sliced

Preparation

Place 3 cups cucumber in a medium glass bowl; top with 1 cup onion. Repeat procedure with the remaining 3 cups cucumber and remaining 1 cup 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 may be stored in the refrigerator for up to one month.

Nutritional Information

Calories:
28 (10% from fat)
Fat:
0.1g (sat 0.0g,mono 0.0g,poly 0.1g)
Protein:
0.3g
Carbohydrate:
7g
Fiber:
0.3g
Cholesterol:
0.0mg
Iron:
0.1mg
Sodium:
64mg
Calcium:
7mg
Kathleen Kanen, Cooking Light, AUGUST 2007

Member Ratings and Reviews

5 stars
nutsinnormal
I give this recipe 5 Stars because we can't live without it! I don't make conventional pickles like Mama used to do, but I have to have a jar of these in the refrigerator at all times during cuke season! They are fantastic either with a sandwich or as a side-dish (ala cucumber-onion salad). My husband, who refuses to touch a cuke in any other form, wants them with just about every meal. Beware, though, the turmeric will make the liquid stain your dish-towel, wooden spoon, counter-top... you name it!09/12/09

5 stars

This was my first time making pickles. This recipe was SO GOOD! And SO EASY! I'm going to pack them in glass jars and give some away. I will definitely be making this again.09/06/08