Ice Cream Pail Refrigerator Pickles

Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 8 -10 large cucumbers (or enough to almost fill a 4 litre ice cream pail or fill a gallon container about 3/4)
• 1 -2 cup onion, sliced
• 1 cup celery, sliced (i always omit this) (optional)
• 1 -2 cup green bell peppers, sliced (or a combination , use whichever you like) or 1 -2 cup red bell pepper (or a combination , use whichever you like)
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup vinegar
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• 1 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds

Recipe

• 1 peel and slice cucumbers thinly, filling ice cream pail as you go to 3/4 full.
• 2 mix with the additional vegetables and stir in salt, distributing well.
• 3 cover and let stand 2 - 4 hours on counter.
• 4 drain off the liquid (i like to rinse and drain again to remove some of the salt).
• 5 in ice cream pail combine brine ingredients and stir well. do not worry if the sugar doesn't dissolve completely - it will on its own.
• 6 mix in cucumbers and other vegetables, cover, and refrigerate.
• 7 the next day stir again.
• 8 note: the brine won't cover the cucumbers completely at first so stir once a day. the cucumbers will release additional liquid over time.
• 9 cooking time is standing time.