lettuce grow cucumbers for homemade pickles

Perks of growing your own miniature cucumbers? They make the most perfect refrigerator pickles spears around.

Ingredients:

6 - 8 minature cucumbers

2 cloves of garlic

2 tsp peppercorns

8 sprigs fresh dill

2 tsp dill seed

2 tsp mustard seed

2 cups rice vinegar

1 Tbsp kosher salt

1 Tbsp sugar

2 cups of water

Directions:

Place garlic, peppercorns, dill, dill seed, and mustard seed into a quart sized mason jar.

Slice cucumbers in quarters lengthwise. Place into a jar.

In a saucepan, bring water, vinegar, salt, and sugar to a boil. Boil until salt has been dissolved.

Pour boiling liquid over cucumbers. Set aside until slightly cooled.

Once cooled, put the lid on and refrigerate. Pickles should last up to 5 days in the fridge, if they aren’t devoured immediately.