5 Ways To Show Some Pickle Love!

With August in full swing my cucumbers are coming ripe and ready to eat. And what's one of the most fun, tasty ways to eat cucumbers? Turn them into pickles! Pickling can be easy and the results quite rewarding, especially when it comes to enjoying your efforts in fall and winter, long after your garden and cucumber plants have gone.

There are many kinds of pickle recipes for all sorts of tastes. Some people like traditional dill, others prefer sweet pickles. And then there are always a few who must munch on the bread and butter variety. I've collected some of our free pickle themed recipes to get you started on your way to turning those cucumbers into tasty tart and sweet pickle delights. 

I slipped in a relish recipe for you to relish too - enjoy!

Crisp Style Sweet Pickles

Dill Pickles

Bread & Butter Pickles

Ohio Pickles

Hot Dog Relish

I'll be so tickled if you try to pickle!

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Easy Sweet Pickles

Make your own sweet pickles from a jar of regular pickles. use them to flavor hot dogs, egg salad and more.

Easy Sweet Pickles

2 qt. jar Kosher dill pickles (whole)
3 c. sugar
1 tbsp. vinegar
2 sm. onions, sliced
4 sticks cinnamon, broken

Drain all juice from pickles. Cut the ends of pickles and slice crosswise. Add remaining ingredients. Refrigerate for 24 hours, turning several times. Pickles will keep indefinitely in refrigerator. Pickles may be returned to jar or put in Tupperware.


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