Community Pick
Refrigerator Pickles
photo by Mrs. DeVelopment
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
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6 cups
ingredients
- 6 cups sliced cucumbers
- 1 cup sliced onion
- 1 green pepper, chopped
- 1 cup vinegar
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon celery seed
directions
- Heat vinegar, sugar, salt, and celery seed.
- Pour over cucumbers, onions and green pepper.
- Store in refrigerator.
- These will keep for many months.
Reviews
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I love this recipe! My sister gave it to me and I've been making it for years, though without the pepper. I even made them with sweetner instead of sugar and they were good. We love these pickles and onions on hamburgers and also other sandwiches. I make a double batch and put them in a gallon ice cream container in the frig.
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These were very good, but when I made this recipe, I used 7 cups of sliced cucumbers, and layered them along with the onions and chopped green peppers in a large glass bowl; sprinkling one tablespoon of Morton's Canning & Pickling Salt, between the layers, and then let them sit on the kitchen counter for 3 hrs. I then drained the vegetables in a colander. When making the brine, I didn't add the tablespoon of canning salt, no need to, as I've never added any salt to my brine when making refrigerator pickles, especially after I've already added it to the cucumber/onion/green peppers before hand. When I did prepare the brine, I noticed I needed to add more of it, so I doubled the amount of ingredients, using 2 cups of vinegar, but only using 3 cups of sugar, and 4 teaspoons of celery seed. I think the 1-1/2 cups of sugar, (per each batch) is pretty much the right amount for this recipe, as suggested by others, but I think 1 tablespoon of celery seed is a bit much for this recipe, I think 2 teaspoons of celery seed per batch, is more than enough; especially if using 7 cups of sliced cucumbers. I also heated the brine ingrediets, to all most a boil, before pouring over the pickle/onion/peppers. About 36 hrs later, I shared these pickles with 2 of my dd's, my daughter's room-mate, and my granddaughter, which were enjoyed by all. By the time everyone was done snacking on 'em, there weren't many left in the bowl. Janet, thank you for sharing this recipe with fellow Zaar members. They were very good!
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Tweaks
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This was good and quite easy. I left out the onion and green pepper, and added 1/2 tbsp of ground mustard. I wasn't sure how long to marinate them, but I tried them after 4 days, and they were tasty. I also substituted squash for cucumber for one jar, and they were great too. Thanks for the recipe :)