Friday, July 16, 2010

Pickles

Our very wonky and strangely colored(greenish/yellowish/orange tinged) cucumbers are starting to finally produce! And so I have started with 2 different batches of refrigerator pickles...

Yellow Pickles
2-3 sliced cucumbers
1 sliced onion
1 1/2 c white vinegar
1/2 c sugar
3/4 t sea salt
1/2 t mustard seeds
1/2 t celery seeds
1/2 t ground turmeric
1/4 t ground red pepper
1/2 mixed peppercorns
4 cloves garlic, minced

Layer cucumbers then onion in large jar. Boil remaining ingredients, 1min. Pour into jar.


Pink Pickles
2-3 cucumbers, sliced
1 onion, sliced
2 c sugar
1 c red wine vinegar
1 T celery seed
1 T pickling salt

Layer cucumbers then onion in large jar. Boil remaining ingredients, 1min. Pour into jar.

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