Almost Instant Pickles recipe

You can use pickling cucumbers, which are prized for holding crispness. But because these pickles are meant to be quickly consumed, you also can experiment with other homegrown cukes such as lemon cucumbers, delicate-tasting yellow globes. Several heirloom seed companies offer an interesting line of cukes, including the Boston Pickling Improved, purported to be great for home pickling.

1 pound cucumbers, sliced
3 tsps. salt
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1 tsp. pickling spices or mustard seeds
4 cloves garlic, sliced.

1. Place sliced cucumbers in clean glass jar. Combine remaining ingredients in saucepan. Bring to boil; remove from heat and let cool.
2. Pour cooled liquid over cucumbers. Add water if needed to almost fill jar. (Leave a little room at the top.)
3. Gently stir. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour until chilled.

Note: Heirloom Seed Sources
Baker Creek Seeds
Seed Savers Exchange
Seeds of Change
Heirloom Seeds
Kitazawa Seed Co.
Source: Sept./Oct. 2009 GRIT magazine, p. 64:
Good Luck! Susan/Superior, WI

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