Sophie's Refrigerator Pickles
This recipe is so easy, and so delicious! Keep your jars in the fridge, as these are not heat processed.
Servings: 16
Calories: 40kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups sugar
- 4 cups white vinegar
- ½ cup salt (kosher)
- 1 ½ tsp celery seed
- 1 ½ tsp turmeric
- 2 yellow onions, sliced
- 16-18 cucumber pickles, sliced
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
Instructions
- Pack onion slices into the bottom of clean jars.
- Fill jars with cucumber slices, leaving about 1 1/2 inches on top for adding pickle juice.
- Heat remaining ingredients over medium heat just until sugar dissolves completely. Cool the solution.
- Pour cooled pickle juice over cucumbers and put lids and rings on jars.
- Refrigerate at least 5 days before eating. Turn the jars over once a day to disburse flavors!
Notes
Makes about 6 pint-size jars. Lasts 9 months, refrigerated.