Icebox Pickles
Hard Mediterranean Dessert Preserves

Icebox Pickles

Total Time
44 min
18m prep · 26m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Hard
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These icebox pickles are a wonderful sweet pickle recipe I got from my mother, who got it from a relative, who got it from a relative, and so on. It is very easy, a little time-consuming, delicious, and makes a lot of pickles. The recipe says to put them in jars, but I just store them in a clean gallon-sized ice cream bucket. Will keep in the refrigerator for up to a year.

Ingredients

  • 6 unpeeleds cucumbers , sliced
  • 2 onions , sliced
  • 2 large green bell peppers , chopped
  • 2 reds bell peppers , chopped
  • 0.33 cups salt
  • 2 trayss ice cubes
  • 5 cups white sugar
  • 3 cups white vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons mustard seeds
  • 1.5 teaspoons celery seeds

Instructions

  1. 1

    Combine cucumbers, onions, bell peppers, and salt in a large container; cover with ice cubes. Let stand at room temperature for 3 hours. Drain off brine and squeeze out excess moisture.

  2. 2

    Stir sugar, vinegar, mustard seeds, and celery seeds together in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook for 3 minutes. Pour over cucumber mixture. Let cool, about 30 minutes.

  3. 3

    Divide cucumber mixture among jars. Cover with lids and store in the refrigerator.

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