Crisp Cucumber Freezer Pickles

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This is a sweet cucumber pickle. These pickles stay crisp for up to a year in the freezer. They are so easy to make and very good. I have just defrosted a bag (pictured here) after 8 months in the freezer and they are still as crisp as the day I made them.

by Bergy·published 2001-06-15

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Vegetable

Servings

3 Pints

Total time

72h 30m

prep 30 min

Calories / serving

603 kcal

Ingredients (8)

serves

7 cups thin sliced cucumbers (with peel)cucumber
1 large sweet onion, medium slicedonion
1/2 cup green pepper, thinly slicedbell-pepper
1/2 cup red sweet pepper, thinly slicedpepper
1 tablespoon pickling saltpickling-salt
1/2 teaspoon celery seedcelery-seed
1 cup white vinegarvinegar
2 cups white sugarsugar

Instructions (3 steps)

01Combine all the ingredients in a bowl.
02Stir well, cover and refrigerate for 3 days. Stir every day.
03Pack into freezer containers and cover with brine (I use ziplock bags to have the pickles in small portions and then place the small bags in a larger freezer container). Freeze Thaw before serving.

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