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Steve's Pickled Cucumbers

Here are 2 recipes for the price of one! Sweet and Savoury. This is a simple mixture and quantities can be varied. As with all pickling and preserving, cleanliness is everything!

Instructions

Boil vinegar, sugar/honey and salt.

Thoroughly wash and cut cucumbers.

Pack in sterilised jars sprinkled with dill, mustard seeds plus allspice and cloves or garlic and onions.

Add vinegar mix and seal jars (top with boiling water as required.)

Leave for 2 weeks before trying. Can be kept in cupboard for 12 months but refrigerate after opening.

Ingredients

Steve’s Pickled cucumbers #1 - Sweet

  • 500 – 600g sliced cucumbers

  • 500ml Apple Cider Vinegar

  • 150g White Sugar

  • 1 TBS Salt

  • 3 TBS Honey

  • Mustard seeds

  • Dill

  • Allspice

  • Cloves


Steve’s Pickled cucumbers #2 - Savoury

  • 500 – 600g sliced cucumbers

  • 500ml White vinegar

  • 100g White Sugar

  • 2 TBS Salt

  • Mustard seeds

  • Dill

  • Garlic (crushed)

  • Spring onions (sliced)