Refrigerator “Dilly” Pickles
Refrigerator “Dilly” Pickles
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No summer cookout is complete without some type of pickles. Whether it’s a dill, bread and butter, sour, sweet, kosher, or gherkin pickles they will bring out familiar summer flavors in your favorite dishes all season long.
In previous seasons I have wanted to dabble in making refrigerator pickles, but I procrastinated too long and the cukes went bad, what a waste. Then spring 2023 season I saw the worst pickle production to date, with literally one oddly shaped cucumber fruit on a sickly-looking plant, yuck!
Sad 🙁
The Spring 2024 season has blessed me with three bountiful harvests of cucumbers from just three plants. The first harvest made a simple cucumber salad that we all enjoyed on Mother’s Day. The second harvest is what I made into refrigerator pickles and the third harvest is for end-of-season fresh eating.
That being said, I wanted to take some time to talk about making refrigerator pickles. One quick Google search of Refrigerator Pickles will give you an endless list of grandma’s favorite recipes, but you must ask yourself, do you want to can them for long-term storage, have “quick” refrigerator pickles that last about two months, or do do you want to pressure can vs. water bath can? All of these things are good to know before you decide on a recipe.
Now I knew that I wanted a “quick” refrigerator recipe, but I still don’t really think that it was “quick”….LOL. First things first, I did not even make the recipe I had intended, but they turned out tasting great and more like a bread and butter pickle than a dill to me.
This is the “girl math” Recipe I made.
This is the “small batch” recipe I will make next time.
The other major reason I wanted to make the second recipe is that it was created specifically for “small batches”. When I was searching for recipes many are measured out so that you can make a whole “canner load” of pickles and let’s be real, I had enough to make about 2 quart-sized jars. Now that I think of it the recipe I did involved “girl math” to accommodate my small batch and is most likely the cause of the sweeter taste. Both of these recipes can be found on my Jaxgardengossip Pinterest page and no matter which one you choose to make, in about four days you will have yummy pickles to enjoy!
“Girl Math” from my garden to the table.
Here are a few other ways I have enjoyed recent veggies from the garden.
- This harvest is being prepped and put into frozen storage for future sauce-making.
- This is me just enjoying a garden-to-table bell pepper stuffed with cottage cheese (or whatever your favorite stuffing is) and everything bagel seasoning…YUM!
What are some of your favorite ways to enjoy veggies from the garden??
If so, drop a comment below and tell us what growing zone you are from and the plant varieties you chose.
Happy Gardening Everyone!!