This is a great, simple way to make your own pickles! These are delicious on there own or added to your favorite sandwich. This recipe gives you pickles you can eat the same day. Great activity and snack for a hot summer day! Adjust recipes based on how many cucumbers you have (only have 4, use half of each measurement listed!)

Ingredients

  • 8 larger or 10 smaller firm, fresh pickling cukes (Kirby)

  • 3 tsp kosher, coarse, or pickling salt (if using a featherweight brand such as Diamond, use a little more)

  • 1 to 2 Tbsp chopped fresh dill, or 1/2 to 1 tsp dill seeds

  • 1/2 cup white vinegar

  • Optional: garlic cloves (lightly crushed, with skins on); 1 tsp pickling spice; white onion (sliced paper thin); or a bay leaf.

  1. Slice cukes very thin. Place in a 1-liter lidded jar. Add salt and dill and optional ingredients and pour in white vinegar. Close the jar and give it a few shakes to begin distributing ingredients.
  2. Don’t worry if the liquid level in jar is low – soon the salt will draw moisture from the cukes and the liquid will balance out.
  3. Place jar in fridge and shake it once or twice more over next few hours. Ideally, wait 6-8 hours before eating. Pickles will keep in fridge, submerged in brine, for 3 weeks.
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