" It wouldn’t feel like SUMMER to me if I didn’t have a jar of refrigerator pickles sitting in the fridge. There was always a bowl of pickled cucumbers on my grandma’s dinner table during the summer as far back as I can remember. She didn’t get any more exotic with the recipe than mixing [Read More]..."
INGREDIENTS
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BRINE:
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4 cups water
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10 cloves garlic, peeled
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2 cups distilled white vinegar
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2 tablespoons kosher salt
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Several sprigs fresh dill
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1 teaspoon celery seeds
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1 teaspoon coriander seeds
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1 teaspoon mustard seeds
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½ teaspoon black peppercorns
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½ teaspoon pink peppercorns (if you have them)
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½ cup sugar (my addition)
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VEGETABLES:
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6 pickling cucumbers, quartered lengthwise
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6 medium carrots, peeled and cut in half lengthwise
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1 handful small green beans
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Cauliflower florets
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4 small red chiles or 2 jalapenos (I used pepperoncini)