Old Fashioned Cucumber Pickles
The perfect quick pickle recipe for all of those extra garden cucumbers. Plus this recipe makes 2 quarts which is perfect for sharing with a neighbor or friend.
Ingredients
- 7 cups unpeeled cucumbers sliced thin
- 1 cup of onion sliced thin
- 1 cup of bell peppers sliced thin red, yellow and orange work best
- 1 T salt
- 1 cup white vinegar
- 2 c sugar
- 1 t celery seed
- 1 t mustard seed
Instructions
- Mix cucumbers, onion, peppers and salt. Set aside.
- Put vinegar, sugar, celery seed and mustard seed in a pot and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and let cool 1 hour.
- Pour mixture over cucumber mixture. Mix until all coated well and then put into quart jars. Pour any excess liquid into the jars. Cover with lid.
- Store in the fridge for two weeks before enjoying.
Notes
These pickles will keep in the fridge for up to two months... if you don't eat them first!