A quick easy recipe for making homemade pickles without canning. A blend of vinegar and a few ingredients make the most delicious pickles. This is great with other vegetables like beans and peppers. Fabulous way to use your summer garden vegetables.
In a medium-sized saucepan, over medium heat, add 2 cups white vinegar, 2 cups water, 2 Tablespoons Kosher salt, and 2 Tablespoons whitegranulated sugar. Stir occasionally to heat ingredients to melt ingredients, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
Divide the chopped garlic, green onion, whole black peppercorns, pickling spices, and dill between the jars. If adding red pepper flakes, add now.
Divide the sliced or quartered cucumbers between the jars. Pack the jars full with the cucumbers
Divide the vinegar brine mixture between the jars. Make sure the cucumbers are completely covered with the brine. Let mixture cool.
Cover with mason jar tops. Keep in fridge until ready to eat
Ready to eat in 2 days.
Notes
Feel free to use other vinegar, such as cider, rice, white balsamic. Also feel free to experiment with vegetables and additions like beans,zucchini, peppers, jalapeno, Spanish onions. These rarely last a few days in my house but they can keep for about a month in fridge.Note 1: Use either four 1 pint mason jars or two 1 quart mason jars.