Sweet Refrigerator Pickles

This old-fashioned sweet refrigerator pickles recipe is an easy-to-make pickle recipe that requires no canning equipment. It’s the perfect side to bring to a potluck or eat alongside a sandwich. It’s perfect for all of those garden cucumbers.

Sweet Refrigerator Pickles

I love taking sides like these refrigerator pickles to a potluck. They are always the hit of the party. No one can resist an old-fashioned bread-and-butter pickle, black-eyed pea salad, black bean salsa, or classic three-bean salad.

The pickles take me back to my childhood. I used to love it when my aunt would bring her famous bread and butter pickles to our family reunions. So, when I saw a recipe for homemade sweet refrigerator pickles and onions in an old church cookbook, I was all over it. And, let me tell you, they are absolutely delicious. They are also easy to make. Just slice, combine, pour, and refrigerate overnight for a delicious sweet pickle snack.

What You’ll Love About These Refrigerator Pickles

• This recipe is an old-fashioned nostalgiac recipe that will remind you of the good old days.
• These pickles will travel well. Already locked up in a can, they are ready to go to any summer party.
• The perfect snack on a warm summer night
• Use the cucumbers from your garden for this pickle recipe
• A quick pickle recipe. These pickles will be ready the next day

Ingredients

• sliced cucumbers – I used store-bought cucumbers. It took about four large cucumbers to fill a nine cup bowl
• white vinegar – white vinegar is an old-fashioned staple used for just about everything in the good old days
• granulated sugar – this will combine with the acidic vinegar and create a balance of sweet and tangy
• green pepper – chopped. I love this ingredient because I think it is an unusual ingredient for a pickle recipe. It adds a delicious garden flavor
• sweet onion – chopped
• celery seed – A delicious addition to the brine
• pickling spice – A blend of spices commonly used in making any type of pickles
• salt

How to Make Sweet Refrigerator Pickles

Combine everything in a large bowl

Mix to combine

Divide the mixture and liquid evenly between three 16-oz jars or place them in a sealed container. The liquid will not fill the jar.

Divide fresh dill between the jars

and refrigerate overnight. They are even better after a few days.

Storing

Store refrigerator pickles for up to four weeks

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