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Sweet Refrigerator Pickles
If you don't think you like sweet pickles, give these homemade Sweet Refrigerator Pickles a try. They're great for a quick crunchy snack and excellent on top of hot dogs fresh off the grill. Toasted bun. A little mustard. Is your mouth watering yet?
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
Sweet Refrigerator Pickles
I normally do not care for sweet pickles. They're too... sweet I guess.
I can't just bite into a whole sweet pickle. I prefer dill. I do like sweet relish on my hot dogs, though.
And, of course, I love snacking on these Sweet Refrigerator Pickles.
I wrote in my Corn Soufflé post that I grew up surrounded by corn and pickles.
I guess I misspoke since the baby cucumbers aren't pickles until you pickle them!
I "picked" up these beauties from the local farmer's market.
We have a few of these markets in Jacksonville and I don't mind driving a bit to get to them because their produce is fresh, local, and cheap.
It's also the only place I can seem to find genuine Thai basil.
If you don't frequent your local farmer's market, I would highly recommend at least checking it out.
This recipe is adapted from my dad's. He loves to make Sweet Refrigerator Pickles and dill sun pickles.
He also loves to drop jars off to different people around their small town. He's friendly like that.
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Ingredients
- 20-24 baby cucumbers
- ½ white onion
- ½ red onion
- 3 ½ cups sugar
- 4 cups white vinegar
- ⅛ cup coarse salt
- 2 teaspoons mustard seed
- 1 teaspoon celery seed
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What's really nice about these Sweet Refrigerator Pickles is that you don't even need to use the stove.
You basically just mix the ingredients, let it chill, and enjoy!
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Sweet Refrigerator Pickles
Yield:
1 jar
Prep Time:
20 minutes
Cook Time:
20 minutes
Total Time:
40 minutes
If you don’t think you like sweet pickles, give these homemade Sweet Refrigerator Pickles a try. They’re great for a quick crunchy snack and excellent on top of hot dogs fresh off the grill. Toasted bun. A little mustard. Is your mouth watering yet?
Ingredients
- 20-24 baby cucumbers
- ½ white onion
- ½ red onion
- 3 ½ cups sugar
- 4 cups white vinegar
- ⅛ cup coarse salt
- 2 teaspoons mustard seed
- 1 teaspoon celery seed
Instructions
- Thinly slice the cucumbers and onions and place in a large mixing bowl.
- In another large mixing bowl, mix the sugar, vinegar, and salt and stir until dissolved.
- Pour the liquid mixture over the cucumbers and onions.
- Add the mustard seed and celery seed and stir.
- Refrigerate for an hour, stirring occasionally.
- Using a slotted spoon, spoon pickles, and onions into mason jars.
- Pour enough liquid into the jars to cover the pickles.
- Refrigerate. Will stay good for 9-12 months.
Notes
Chill time is 1 hour.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 313Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 1364mgCarbohydrates: 76gFiber: 1gSugar: 72gProtein: 1g
Please note that the Calculated Nutrition is an estimate at best.
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Sauerkraut Billy says
Your pictures are stunning! I love this recipe, can't wait to try it at home! My kids go nuts for the pickles I make from scratch, so I try to switch things up and try different recipes to keep them guessing! Thanks for sharing!
Heather Buentello says
Thank you! Let me know how they like them!