How to Make Cucumber Pickles ~ 4 Different Methods and Recipes

"Carolyn picked up the pickle dish-- green glass, with a leaf design on it.

"Do have some pickles," she said,

acting as polite as Mama did when special company had come."

~ Loula Grace Erdman, The Wide Horizon

Our family loves pickles! As we usually have a large harvest, we enjoy preserving them in a variety of ways. Even if you are lacking time, there are many recipes which don't involve the canning process. Here is a list of our favorite four methods of pickle making.

Quick and Easy Deli Style Refrigerator Pickles {No Canning}



How to Can Kosher-Style Dill Pickles



Canning Bread and Butter Pickles the Easy Way

And finally, you can make fermented pickles with no canning required!

These will be the healthiest of the group because of the probiotics they contain.

I used the recipe at Deep Roots at Home though my fermenting method involves the Fido jars.

To me, it is much simpler as you don't need to worry about skimming the top, just follow the concept here!

We like to let our cucumbers ferment for 2 weeks before we refrigerate them.

Perhaps I will share a step-by-step tutorial of our version in the future.

Happy pickling!

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