Easy Refrigerator Pickles

Name: Easy Refrigerator Pickles
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 cups
Ingredients: 6 cups thinly sliced cucumbers; 2 cups thinly sliced onions; 1-1/2 cups sugar; 1-1/2 cups cider vinegar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon mustard seed; 1/2 teaspoon celery seed; 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

Total Time Prep: 20 min. + chilling

Yield 6 cups

Test Kitchen Approved

Look no further than this easy refrigerator pickles recipe when you want pickles in a flash. Crispy, crunchy, sweet and sour, there's a lot to love about these pickles!

Ingredients

6 cups thinly sliced cucumbers
2 cups thinly sliced onions
1-1/2 cups sugar
1-1/2 cups cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon mustard seed
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

Directions

Place cucumbers and onions in a large bowl; set aside. Combine remaining ingredients in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook and stir just until sugar is dissolved. Pour over cucumber mixture; cool. Cover tightly and refrigerate for at least 24 hours before serving.

Nutrition Facts

1/4 cup: 35 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 175mg sodium, 8g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.

This easy refrigerator pickles recipe is a great way to use cucumbers and onions from the garden. Here in upstate New York, we have an abundance of cucumbers. —Catherine Seibold, Elma, New York

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