Refrigerator Pickles

Wash cucumbers and slice them into 1/4″ slices. Peel onions and slice into 1/4″ rings. If using, wash green peppers and slice into 1/4″ strips. Combine all of the vegetables in a large bowl or Tupperware container. (You will need something that will be large enough for you to stir the veggies periodically.)

Sprinkle 3 Tablespoons of salt over vegetables and stir well. Let them sit on the counter and stir every 15 to 20 minutes for three hours. You will see a lot of liquid at the bottom of the container during this process and the vegetables will shrink and become slightly soft.

At the end of three hours, drain vegetables and rinse well under cold water. Rinse them for 1-2 minutes to remove as much of the salt as possible.

In a bowl, combine sugar and vinegar and whisk/stir until sugar has dissolved.

Divide the vegetables into three canning jars. Pack tightly, but leave room for the sugar and vinegar solution. Pour sugar and vinegar solution into each jar until it reaches the top. Seal jars and place in fridge.

Pickles are edible right away, but are best if you let them sit in the fridge for a few hours first. They will keep for up to three weeks in the fridge.

Note: ** If you don’t have canning jars, pickles can be kept in an air tight container as well.