Refrigerator Pickles
- cucumbers for 1 gal.
- 1 c. pickling salt (do not use iodized salt)
- sugar
- 1 qt. vinegar
- Wash and slice unpeeled cucumbers.
- Slice crosswise.
- Mix salt and enough water to cover cucumbers in gallon container.
- I use a glass gallon jug.
- Let stand 24 hours.
- Drain and wash cucumber slices 4 or 5 times in cold water.
- Pack in gallon jug.
- Add 1 quart vinegar and 1 cup sugar (mixed).
- Do not heat solution.
- Let stand 24 hours.
- Mix 1 cup sugar and part of the solution and pour back over cucumbers in jug.
- Repeat this for 4 more days.
- This takes 6 cups of sugar in all.
- Keep refrigerated when vinegar and solution is used.
- Keep refrigerated at all times until all is eaten.
- After pickles are ready to eat, I put into smaller jars for table use, but keep refrigerated.
cucumbers, pickling salt, sugar, vinegar
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=1024188 (may not work)