Welcome to the Recipe Fairy! Let me explain…
I am a recipe-hound. I collect recipes like my second graders collect pencils (among other more questionable items) in their cubbies. For some time I’ve been sharing recipes I enjoy with friends and family through e-mails from “the recipe fairy.” It’s getting harder to keep track of what I’ve sent and to find the time to e-mail a week’s worth at once, so I figured I’d try posting to a blog. That way you can visit it whenever you are looking for some recipe inspiration.
The first recipe I’ll share is one of my favorites. If it’s summer, we always have a jar of these pickles hanging out in our fridge. I had a few recipes for pickles and couldn’t choose a favorite, so I just mixed the things I liked best from all of them and made these. They are really crisp and spicy!
Fridge Pickles
Makes 1 quart
4-5 pickling cucumbers, washed and sliced
1/2 a medium onion, sliced thinly
1/4 cup dill, roughly chopped
1 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp. dill seed
1 tbsp. salt
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper
1 tsp. ground mustard
1 bay leaf
Layer slices of cucumbers and onions in a jar. Put the dill on top of the cukes and onions. Mix the remaining ingredients in a jar or bowl. Shake or stir the liquid-spice mixture until the sugar is dissolved. Pour the liquid over the top of the vegetables; cover and refrigerate. Pickles will be ready to eat in a few days (if you can wait that long) and will keep for several weeks in the fridge.
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