Pickles Recipe

The following is a general pickling liquid recipe that I use as a baseline for all of my refrigerator pickles.

A very important note: there is a massive difference between refrigerator pickles and shelf-stable pickles. The pickles described here MUST be stored in the fridge.

Pickling Liquid

• 2 cups water
• 2 cups vinegar
• 2 1/3 tbsp salt
  • This is roughly 2/3tbsp per total cup of liquid

Bring to a boil and dump into the jar with the item to be pickled.

General Notes

• Make sure to use pickling cucumbers when pickling cucumbers; especially when pickling them for a long time

Specific Pickle Recipes on top of General Pickling Liquid

The following are some different pickles that I’ve made riffing on the overall pickling liquid

Dill Pickles

• 2 large sprigs fresh dill added at end directly to jar

Sweet Pickles

• 3.5tbsp white sugar added to pickling liquid while boiling

Spicy Pickles

• Healthy amount of Red pepper flakes added to the mason jar when boiling liquid added in
  • Note: I haven’t tried dropping it into the pot for the boiling process yet, but that’s something that has been recommended.

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• Recipe
• Fermentation
• Cooking