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The other day I was at the cute little farmer’s road side stand (stand is cute, farmer is just OK), which is really just the back of the guy’s truck.

I was perusing the corn and tomato selections when I spotted some adorable little cucumbers and since I had a hankering for some good old-fashioned pickles, I bought a few of the little cukes (I think their official name is Kirby cucumbers).

Easy recipe for crisp and delicious garlic dill refrigerator pickles

Well, I started out buying a few of them and by the time the farmer was done talking to me, I had been overcome by the whole buying local thang and bought a whole peck. Gotta support the small farmers of America, you know!

Yes, I picked up a peck of pickled peppers cucumbers.

I decided to make quick garlic dill pickles, which are sometimes called dill refrigerator pickles.

Quick and easy recipe for Dill Refrigerator Pickles - no real canning skills required

They’re the quick and easy version of the traditional canned pickles where you have to boil the bottles of pickles after you pack them. And quick and easy is my middle name.

How to make Garlic Dill Refrigerator Pickles

Makes 3 pints – just keep multiplying if you want to make more than a few jars (calculator not included).

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Quick And Easy Dill Refrigerator Pickles
Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
 

This easy to make Refrigerator Pickle Recipes is a great way to use extra vegetables from the garden. Homemade crisp and delicious pickles with no "real" canning skills required.

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Refrigerator Pickles
Servings: 3 pints
Calories: 26 kcal
Ingredients
  • Approximately two pounds of cucumbers grown for pickling
Brine:
  • 1 1/2 cups apple cider vinegar
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 2 tablespoons pickling salt
In each jar:
  • 2 peeled garlic cloves per jar
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red peppers per jar
  • 1 teaspoon dill seed per jar
  • 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns per jar
  • 1/3 sliced red pepper per jar optional, but sure looks pretty
  • 1 stem of fresh dill per jar optional also, but does add an extra bit of dill taste
Instructions
  1. Put garlic cloves, crushed red pepper, dill seed, peppercorns, sliced red pepper and 1 stem of dill in each canning jar.
  2. Wash your cucumbers well, cut off the ends and slice them into the shape you prefer. Chips. Spears. Teddy bear shaped. Whatever.
  3. Pack your cucumber slices/wedges into the jars. You want to pack them in there fairly tight but don't mash them.
  4. Combine apple cider vinegar, water and pickling salt in a large pot and bring to a rolling boil.
  5. Pour the boiling mixture into each jar to within 1/4 inch of the top of the jar.
  6. Put the lids on the jars and tighten down as tight as you can muster.
  7. Let jars cool down to room temperature and then place them in the fridge. These cannot be left out in the cabinet or on your canned jar shelf (you have one of those don't you?), they have not been "canned" in the traditional sense, so they must be refrigerated.
Recipe Notes

Recipe makes 3 pints - multiply for larger quantities. Will be ready to eat in two days. They will stay fresh in the refrigerator for up to two months

 

I’ll repeat the important part – put your dill refrigerator pickles in the refrigerator.

In two days you can start popping them in your mouth.

They will stay fresh in the fridge for up to two months. (This is the commonly accepted length for pickle storage in the refrigerator. Please use your own common sense when devouring your pickles.)

Oh, and my peck made 10 pints and 2 quarts of dill refrigerator pickles with cucumbers left over. I just ran out of canning lids.

Move over Vlasic, Pam’s in town.

This easy to make Refrigerator Pickle Recipes is a great way to use extra vegetables from the garden. Homemade crisp and delicious pickles with no "real" canning skills required.

Do you make your own pickles? Or do your prefer the store bought variety?

BTW, if you are looking for a pickle recipe that uses the traditional canning process, look no further than Jennifer at Town And Country Living’s Super Easy Dill Pickles recipe.

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  1. Oh, my mom used to make her own pickles and jams and such. That gene did not pass down to me, LOL! But yours remind me of hers, they look so yummy and all those spices in vinegar, … YUM!
    You are winning me over, I might have to give it a try just to get that homemade flavor.
    Hugs,
    Patti

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    • They’re good. I would say just a tad bit more vinegary than what you get in the store bought pickles, but it’s not like you would say “hey, these taste like vinegar”. And they’re crunchy too!

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  10. You I want to do this 🙂 Cucumbers are going nuts in our garden–and did you know how good for you they are? From what I read you can pretty much live off them–all kinds of vitamens and good for your skin too 🙂

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  11. Oh, Pam, I figured if you had a recipe posted, it would have to be an easy one and your comments bear this out. I like a good dill pickle but am not someone who really loves them, so I have never been one to can. Also, growing up where Jewish delis were available I always felt, why try to compete with perfection? They look great but that would take up way too much room in my one fridge. I hear you about supporting local growers, however. I will do my part and more when the apple crops start soon. Love me some local, old school apples!

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  16. I made a batch earlier this summer and
    they wer gone in a flash. My recipe (from a blogger)
    only has three ingredients, which is great.
    Love a simple recipe.

    M 🙂

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  19. Will it work just as well with plain vinegar, or do they have to be made with apple cider vinegar?

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    • You can use plain vinegar. I’ve always used the apple cider kind, but I just checked some other recipes online and some use plain vinegar.

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