Fresh Refrigerator Dill Pickles
Summer is winding down here and one of the best parts is that it is time to enjoy the fruits (or vegetables!) of our earlier summer labor planting a garden! I love garden harvest season! We are harvesting cucumbers right now. So far I've canned several pints of Sweet Sticks and several quarts of my Mom's old recipe for Dill Pickles. The recipe I'm sharing today should really be named Linda's Fresh Dill Pickles. I got the recipe from my Mom and her neighbor Linda gave it to her. I have no idea why it is called a dill pickle as there is no dill in the recipe and there is sugar in it. However, it does not have the usual turmeric, mustard seed, and cider vinegar that is often in sweet pickles. The mystery may continue as neither Linda nor my Mom are around to ask. If you prefer a traditional sweet pickle taste check out my mother-in-law's recipe Shirley's Sweet Refrigerator Pickles . Today I only mixed up a half batch so I c...