Frigerator Pickles


© Shawn Price

It’s almost pickling time again! Even if you don’t have a large garden (or any garden at all), you can enjoy making your own pickles and preserves. Techniques have changed – these aren’t your grandma’s recipes! No canning equipment or experience necessary. All you need is either a freezer or refrigerator and containers with lids. All of these pickles will last for at least a couple of months. If you’re not planting a garden this year, keep your eye out for farmer’s markets and special deals. Trust me – your own pickles and preserves taste much better than store-bought.


*Freezer Dill Pickles*
Perfect for the novice – no canning equipment needed


1 lb. cucumbers, sliced 1/8" thick
3/4 lb. yellow onions, sliced 1/8"
4 tbsp. Kosher salt
2 tbsp. Water
3/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. cider vinegar
1 tbsp. dried dill weed

Mix cucumbers, onions, salt and water in a 2 quart non-metal bowl. Let stand 2 hours. Drain after stand time but do not rinse. Return vegetables to bowl and add sugar, vinegar, and dill weed. Stir occasionally until sugar completely dissolves and liquid covers vegetables. Pack into plastic freezer containers leaving 1 inch head space. Seal tightly and freeze. Defrost in refrigerator or at room temperature.


*Refrigerator Pickles*
Crisp and fresh!


7 c. sliced, unpeeled cucumbers
1 c. onion
1 c. green pepper
1 c. vinegar
1 tbsp. salt
1 tbsp. celery salt
2 c.sugar

Mix all ingredients together and place in large glass jars or ceramic crocks. Store in the refrigerator. Tastes great after 2 weeks, and will keep for months.


*More Refrigerator Pickles*
This one is also good


14 cucumbers with skins, sliced thin
3 onions, sliced
3 green peppers, chopped
2 c. white vinegar
3 c. sugar
1/4 c. canning salt

Put vegetables in a gallon jar. Combine vinegar, sugar and salt. Pour over vegetables. Refrigerate.


*Tangy Refrigerator Pickles*
Very good!
3 lbs. cucumbers, sliced thin (do not peel)
4 onions, sliced thin
4 c. cider vinegar (32 oz.)
4 c. sugar
1 1/3 c. turmeric
1/3 c. pickling salt
1 1/3 tsp. celery seed
1 1/3 tsp. mustard seed

1. Put cucumber and onions in gallon jar. 2. Mix vinegar and sugar together in pan and them mix other ingredients into this. 3. Pour over cucumbers and onions and pack in until covered. Refrigerate. 4. Stir 1-2 times a day. 5. Ready after 5 days.


*Refrigerator Bread and Butter Pickles*
MMM!


3 qts. cucumbers, sliced thin
1 lg. onion
2 green peppers
2 c. white vinegar
3 c. white sugar
1/3 c. coarse salt
1 tbsp. celery seed

Mix all in a gallon jug. Let set in refrigerator for 3 hours before using. Keep refrigerated. Good for 4 months or longer.

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