Refrigerator Pickles
Ingredients
- 4 cups white vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- 4 cups water
- 3 1/2 T salt
- 3 T sugar
- 4 tsp mustard seeds
- 4 T dried minced onion
- 4 cloves garlic
- 5-6 cucumbers sliced lengthwise into spears (or into discs)
Instructions
- Divide cucumbers amongst 4 wide mouth 1 qt mason jars. Add 1 tsp mustard seeds, 1 T dried onion and one minced or pressed garlic clove to each jar.
- Add water, vinegar, salt and sugar to a large saucepan on the stove; bring to a boil. Stir occasionally until salt and sugar are dissolved. Pour brine into jars. Cap tightly and leave out on the counter top for 2 days.
- On day 2, flip the jars upside down.
- Transfer to fridge on day 3.