Homemade Crock Pickles

DIY

The smells and tastes of today's homemade recipe remind me of sweet summertime, just as much as squash does. I recently showed you how to make homemade dill pickles. Today, I will show you a much simpler and faster process that willlead to homemade crock pickles. They are the perfect addition to any summer soiree, and they make wonderful gifts.  

Homemade Crock Pickles

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For this recipe, you will need: water (I used 6 cups of water), pickling/canning salt (I used 1/4 cup of salt), white distilled vinegar (I used 1/2 cup of vinegar), recycled mason jars (I used 2 mason jar quarts), dill (I used 2 sprigs), onions, garlic clove (I used 1 garlic clove), cucumbers, and grape leaves (this ingredient is optional).  

Like many hand-me-down recipes, the measurements are not exact. So please feel free to experiment with your ingredients to get the desired taste that you want. 

Homemade Crock Pickles

After you sterilize your jars and clean your vegetables thoroughly, you will need to prepare your cucumbers. Start by cutting the ends off of each cucumber so that your mixture can disperse evenly into the cucumber. Since I used larger cucumbers, I cut mine into spears. 

Homemade Crock Pickles
Homemade Crock Pickles

Next, you will peel the skin off of garlic, and cut the onions up.

DIY Crock Pickles

From here, you will place the jar on its side, so that you can stack the cucumbers into the jar tightly. Then you will top your jar off with garlic, onions, and dill. 

Homemade Crock Pickles
DIY Crock Pickles
Homemade Crock Pickles
Homemade Crock Pickles

In a separate bowl you will add your water, salt, and vinegar together. For two quarts of pickles, I used 6 cups of water, 1/4 cup of pickling/canning salt, and 1/2 cup of white distilled vinegar. I had plenty of mixture left over.  

Once all ingredients are added to a large bowl, you can start to stir the mixture with a fork. Continue to stir until the salt has dissolved.

DIY Pickles
DIY Pickles

Now you will pour the water, salt, and white distilled vinegar mixture into the quarts and over the cucumbers. 

Homemade Pickles

Then cover your filled jars with cotton towels, and set aside at room temperature for about 3 days. 

DIY Pickles

After the third day, you can test your pickles. If they are the desired texture and taste, then label them and place them in the refrigerator. These pickles can last for several months in the refrigerator, but I guarantee you that they won't last that long. :)

Homemade Crock Pickles

I hope you have enjoyed this simple, yet very delicious pickle recipe. Have you ever made crock pickles? If yes, was your process the same or different from mine?

Homemade Summer Crock Pickles
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