Easy Refrigerator Bread & Butter Pickles

Ever wonder what to do with an excess of cucumbers in your garden, but don’t want to can them? I have the perfect and easy solution make refrigerator pickles.

You’ll have a few jars in the fridge for any occasion whether you want to eat them by themselves or on a delicious cuban sandwich. I can only eat so many cucumbers so being able to turn them into pickles is a great way to preserve them.

The smaller the cucumber the more crunch they will have when they become pickles

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Don’t have cucumbers in the garden, head to your local farmer’s market and grab a few!
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Slice them up about 1/2 inch to 1/4 depending on how thick you like them. Sprinkle salt on them to draw out the moisture. 
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When it’s all said & done you’ll have 3-4 jars of bread & butter pickles to snack on!

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Easy Refrigerator Bread & Butter Pickles

Recipe by Rural RootsCourse: UncategorizedCuisine: American
Servings

40

servings
Prep time

2

hours 
Cooking time

5

minutes
Total time

2

hours 

5

minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 to 5 pickling cucumbers or 10 mini ones

  • 1 TBS kosher salt

  • 1 cup white sugar

  • 1/2 brown sugar

  • 1/2 cup white vinegar

  • 1 cup apple cider vinegar

  • 1 TBS mustard seeds

  • 1/4 tsp ground tumeric

  • 1 tsp celery seed

  • 1 tsp dried onion flakes

Directions

  • In a large bowl combine kosher salt & sliced cucumbers let sit for one hour to draw out all the water.
  • In a small sauce pan combine sugars, vinegars & seasonings. Simmer over medium heat until sugar is dissolved.
  • Rinse the salted cucumbers well & drain.
  • Combine cucumbers & pickling mixture in a large bowl cover & stand at room temperature for about 1 hour.
  • Transfer the pickles to mason jars, I prefer the wide mouth jars it’s easier to get pickles out of.
  • Fill jars up to the top, put lids on and refrigerate pickles will be ready to eat in 24 hours. They last in refrigerator for up to 2 months.

Notes

  • I’ved used pickles that have been in my refrigerator for longer than 2 months just use your own judgement.