Pickles!
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 2:43PM 
I have been sewing like crazy, working on some things for Anna Maria Horner's booth at market but somehow I squeezed in some time for pickles! I picked up these cukes at the local farmers market last week and finally got around to pickling them on sunday. I made 'fridge cukes (no canning time around here!) so they are almost instant gratification. I tried one today and they are delish, spicy and salty. Yum.
Here's my no fuss recipe...
1lb pickle cucumbers
4 c water (2 c boiling and 2 c luke warm)
1 3/4 c white vinegar
2 tbl pickling spices
1 1/2 tbl kosher salt
6 cloves garlic
Some sprigs of fresh dill
Slice the cucumbers however you prefer-chips, spears etc...
In a large glass bowl mix the salt, pickling spices, dill and cucumbers. In a large glass measuring cup mix the white vinegar and boiling water. Pour this over the cucumber mixture, and then add the remaining lukewarm water. Stir and let rest for about 30 min at room temp. Once your water is no longer dangerous to transfer pour the batch into a large glass/plastic tupperware and place in the fridge.
This will keep, in my experience, for a couple weeks in the fridge.
If you want to make them a little spicier add a tbl of red pepper flakes.
Alexia |
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