Last year I did not see pickling cukes readily available. I think it was an off year for growing cucumbers. This year, you know what happened? I went in the farmer’s market and didn’t see pickling cukes, but did see some small regular cukes, so I bought those.
I walked through the whole store, or so I thought. After paying for 5 cucumbers, I left at the opposite side of the store from the side I entered. There was a whole basket of pickling cukes! And you know what else? There was a woman scooping them into her shopping basket. She left two cukes behind. LOL!
I went home and got my pickle making supplies ready. Here are some photos from the few minutes it took to make these refrigerator pickles. The recipe is below.
These lids are available to be picked up at or delivered from my Walmart store in Auburn, Maine, today! Jarden Home Brands Ball® 6-pack One-Piece Leak-Proof Wide-Mouth Storage Jar Lid, Plastic. One color, gray. If you want more colorful lids, Walmart has other options from other manufacturers and from their own Mainstay brand. Walmart Creator affiliate link https://walmrt.us/3WXk8We
Make sure you know what size lid you need. The big jars are usually the smaller (regular) lids and the smaller 8-ounce (pint) jars are usually called “wide” mouth jars.
Walmart has a good selection of canning jars. I would just go directly to the store to get the jars if I needed more jars. If you can order them ahead of time and pick them up at the store, that is a good option, too. Walmart affiliate link for the 16-ounce with regular mouth openings is https://walmrt.us/3WKaOES
If you don’t have a garlic crusher, Walmart has a decent one made by their Mainstays brand. 7.7in Ergonomic Lightweight Stainless Steel Garlic Press. Walmart affiliate link https://walmrt.us/3Ma6xG0
Here’s a nice poly cutting board for slicing the cucumbers on. Mainstays 8.5″X11″ Non-Slip Poly Cutting Board, White Color. Walmart affiliate link https://walmrt.us/3YPPGjo
RECIPE
Refrigerator Pickles
Ingredients per pint jar
2 pickling cucumbers
1/2 Cup purified water
1/2 Cup organic distilled white vinegar
1 Tbsp. kosher salt
3 sprigs fresh dill (or 1 Tbsp dried dill)
2 cloves of garlic, smashed
1 tsp. whole peppercorns
1 wide-mouth pint mason jar
Instructions
Cut the cucumbers into the shape you wish: rounds or spears.
In the pint mason jar, combine water, vinegar, salt, dill, garlic and
peppercorns.
Add the prepared cucumbers to the jars, cover, and refrigerate for at
least 24 hours.
Will keep in the refrigerator for at least one month.
Note: It is best to discard the brine after the pickles have been eaten. Make fresh brine for each jar of pickles you make. We do use larger jars at times.
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Read my earlier blog post about making these refrigerator pickles with family at camp a few years ago. https://livingwithdana.com/2024/04/recipe-refrigerator-pickles/
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