Pickled Peck

My nephew once told me that if a lot of kids are around you need to have a lot of pickles around. My boys are no exception to that rule. They love pickles, so when I found an easy pickle recipe we tried it.

I peeled and cut cucumbers and carrots, which the boys used to fill a Ball canning jar. I laid out all the measured ingredients like on a cooking show. They added everything to the bowl and took turns stirring it until everything was dissolved. The recipe is as follows: 

3/4 cup vinegar

3/4 cup hot water

6 Tablespoons of sugar

1/2 teaspoon of salt

We let it cool for 15 minutes and then added it to the canning jar. It went into the fridge for about 3 hours, and then we tried it. It was so good that we ate it all with our supper. 

We plan to try different veggies with the same brine. Zucchinis, green beans, and peppers will be our next experiment. 

Hint: The recipe called for rice vinegar, but since I didn't have any of that we used regular white vinegar.