Easy Refrigerator Pickles

Name: Easy Refrigerator Pickles
Ingredients: 6 cups thinly sliced scrubbed cucumbers; 2 cups thinly sliced onions, separated into slivers; 1 12 cups distilled white vinegar; 1 cup sugar; 1 tablespoon salt (preferably kosher); 2 teaspoons mustard seeds; 1 teaspoon celery seed; 12 teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 -3 whole unbroken dried hot red chili pepper, long skinny oriental type,to taste (optional)

9 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

6 cups thinly sliced scrubbed cucumbers
2 cups thinly sliced onions, separated into slivers
1 12 cups distilled white vinegar
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon salt (preferably kosher)
2 teaspoons mustard seeds
1 teaspoon celery seed
12 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 -3 whole unbroken dried hot red chili pepper, long skinny oriental type,to taste (optional)

Directions

1

Toss cucumber and onion slices together in a large bowl.
2

Combine remaining ingredients in a medium saucepan, stirring well to dissolve sugar and salt.
3

Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally until sugar dissolves.
4

Pour hot vinegar mixture over cucumber mixture, add red peppers if using, and allow to cool, tossing several times.
5

Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for several days, turning once or twice a day for four days.
6

Actually, the pickles are quite good after only a couple hours, but they just ain't really pickles yet.
7

Pickles can be stored in the refrigerator for several months.
8

They will continue to get spicier the longer the hot red pepper (s) remains in the brine; remove when heat level reaches your preference.