I had the greatest childhood of growing up on a country farm with my cousins and grandparents on each side. We had the best time. There were difficult times too when we didn’t get along – especially that time when we were gone to the cattle sale with my granddaddy and Memaw smashed and buried our snake eggs. She hated snakes.
One of the things I remember doing with Memaw is making icebox pickles when there was an overabundance of cucumbers. These pickles are so quick and easy to make!
How To Make Icebox Pickles
- 6 cups sliced, unpeeled cucumbers
- 1 cup sliced red onion
- 1 cup sliced green bell pepper
- 1 T celery seed
- 1 T. salt
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup vinegar
Combine all ingredients in a glass jar or crock. Cover with water and refrigerate. You can eat them immediately, but I will tell you that the pickles are much, much tastier if you let them sit in the refrigerator for a few weeks.
Day 1
Look how colorful they are!
One Month Later
The brine has done it’s job!
We love these pickles. They have a great summery, fresh flavor that is just delicious and completely different from store-bought pickles. Plus there are no harmful preservatives in them! 
Have you ever made homemade pickles?
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Wow! They look beautiful! I just love food in jars! haha! I will definitely be trying these. Thanks for sharing!
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Great alternative to canning! Yes, we yearly made our own pickles {sweet dill} growing up. I don’t now with my own family, simply because we don’t use much! blessings! Amy
how long do they stay good for?
I’ve made pickles before, but it was a bit different: w/o celery seeds, and with a lesser amount of sugar. Will try your recipe soon, BTW some people use boiling water and others just RT – what’s your secret?
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mmm! looks delicious!!
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My sis-in-law made some when we went to her house for vacation. They were so yummy! She added some jalapeno for just a little kick! She gave me a jar to bring home, and when we had eaten them all (which didn’t take long), I cut up a cucumber and threw the slices in the jar and “made” my own! No use in throwing away perfectly good brining liquid!
God bless!
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My cucumber plants have overtaken my garden. Lucky for me, I love to whip up quick batches of refrigerator pickles (what I grew up calling them), like you do. I’ve eaten my way through the first batch, and on to #2. So much yum!
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Love this Myra!!
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Have a great holiday weekend.
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Thank you so much Cheryl!!
I hope you and your family have a great weekend!! XO
Hi…. Did you use white or cider vinegar ? Thank you…
Cathy
Hi Cathy! I used white vinegar!
Thank you ! I bought everything today to make them….. And now I am off to do so ~~~~
@Myra,
I’d love to make these, but never having put things up before, I’m anxious. What did you mean “cover with water”? Cover the jars and boil in a water bath? Top off the liquid? Thanks!
Since they are refrigerator pickles, you don’t have to cover the jars and boil in a water bath…just top off the vinegar mixture with water.
I hope that helps!
I make these and we can’t wait a month to eat them! I think if we wait 24 hours we have done well. They are delicious!
How long will the pickles keep in the refrigerator?