These are considered a “fresh” pickle

• 1 quart wide mouth canning jar with new 2-piece lid. Sterilize the jar in the dishwasher, NOT the 2-piece lid
• 2 pounds pickling cucumbers, cut into spears or leave whole if desired

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  Ingredients for Half-Sour Pickles

• 1/4 oz dill sprigs
• 2 cloves fresh garlic, smashed
• 1 bay leaf
• For the Brine:
• 32 ounces water
• 3 ounces salt- use a scale and weigh it!
• 4 ounces white vinegar

Boil 1 quart water. Place the 2-piece canning lid in a mixing bowl; pour boiling water over the canning lid; set aside until ready to use

Place the dill, garlic, and bay leaf into the bottom of a 1 quart wide mouth canning jar. Pack the cucumbers on top.

Bring the water, salt, and vinegar to a boil, pour directly over cucumbers. Place the canning lid on the jar, turn upside down and cool. Refrigerate. Allow pickles to steep 24 hours before eating. The pickles will change from half cured to a fully cured pickle the longer they sit in the brine.

They are good until they are gone, which won’t be long.

Place seasonings in clean, sterile jars

Pack cucumber spears into jars

Pour boiling brine into jars; fill to top

Secure lids and allow to cool

Adding dried onion flakes and jalapeno slices to the seasonings will add flavors as well. If you like your pickles spicy, try it.

This brine can also be used to pickle an excess of jalapenos and zucchini spears can be substituted for cucumbers if you like.

This is a quick and easy pickle. Try making some soon.

There’s nothing quite like a fresh pickle along side a sandwich or any kind of  charcuterie.

Enjoy!