A Very Easy, Quick Pickle Recipe

Today I'm sharing my mom's pickle recipe with you. It's so easy and quick (and delicious!)

Here's what you'll need:

3 cups sugar

2 cups apple cider vinegar

1/4 cup pickling salt

1 teaspoon celery seed

1 teaspoon mustard seed

1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

6-7 cucumbers washed and sliced thin

1 medium onion, chopped

1 garlic clove, chopped

1 green bell pepper, chopped

1/2 of one fresh jalapeno, finely chopped

Combine first six ingredients in sauce pan and boil for 2-3 minutes until sugar has dissolved. Cool to room temp. (I usually chop everything while I'm waiting for it to cool) Add the rest of the ingredients to cooled mix. Stir a bit and store covered in fridge for up to 2 months. That's it!

Here are all my veggies chopped up and waiting to go into the cooled mix.

I store them in these lock and lock containers because they're spill proof and have locking lids. 

Here's a side view after I put them into the containers. 

Of course, you can eat them right away, but I think they're a lot better after about 1-2 weeks in the fridge. They will last up to 2 months in the fridge. If you're making them as a gift to give to someone, I'd make them about 1-2 weeks before you want to give it, so they have time to soak up all the juice and get a little softer. 

Here's a couple of pics after they've been in the fridge for two weeks. You can tell how they've soaked up a lot of the juice and  kind of sunk down a little in the container.

They're so good, I hope you'll give them a try. I love that you don't have to mess with boiling jars and all that jazz. 

I sometimes just eat a bowl of them by themselves because I like them so much. :)

Let me know if y'all try these. Thanks for stopping by!

~Lisa

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