I am sure you are quite blissfully unaware of the search that has been going on behind the scenes at Creative Goddess HQ the past couple of summers. That is, the search for the perfect refrigerator pickles recipe.
I tried a couple of recipes last year that were, let’s say, disappointing.
One turned my carefully sliced cucumbers into some kind of strange green, bitter tasting nastiness.
The other used honey instead of sugar. While it didn’t taste terrible it wasn’t all that good either.
I am happy to say that this years’ first try was a MAJOR success. The Refrigerator Pickles Recipe that I found on the Martha Stewart (Duh! Why didn’t I START there in the first place?) website is the best one I’ve ever tried.
It has the perfect ratio of sweet to sour and the pickles, onions and celery stay crunchy and delicious. All of the vegetables stay a beautiful bright green too making the pickles look as great as they taste.
Are you looking for one more reason to try making some of these refrigerator pickles yourself? How about this – they are SUPER easy to make. Yeah, you weren’t expecting THAT from Martha, now were you.
Seriously, I used a mandolin to slice all of the vegetables and the rest is super easy to put together. You won’t even have to turn on the stove!
No, I’m not getting paid by anyone to write this post. I’m just a seriously deranged chick looking for a good pickle.
Wait. That didn’t come out quite right.
These look so yummy! I’ve never had pickled celery so I’m going to have to give these a try!
“No, I’m not getting paid by anyone to write this post. I’m just a seriously deranged chick looking for a good pickle”
You are seriously cracking me up! I hate pickles but you sure are cute!
Rita, you hate on pickles all you want. We can still be friends. 🙂
Those look so good, glad you found the perfect recipe!
Hi Marjolaine. It sure took long enough! 🙂
Bread and butter pickles usually have a little sugar added for sweetness as well as different spices. I love this spicy recipe from Food and Wine – http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/spicy-dill-quick-pickles
This does look good Lindsay. I have some cucumbers still to come and I might give this one a try!
Ok, Lindsay, I just looked at the recipe again (and a few more times than that) and they don’t list CUCUMBERS!! LOL
Are refrigerator pickles the same as bread and butter pickles? My gramma used to make b&b pickles and I’ve really missed them. I think I’m gonna have to try the Martha Stewart recipe. Thanks for sharing your success with them!
That’s a great question Jennifer. I did a bunch of looking around and bread and butter pickles can be made the same way as refrigerator pickles. The recipes for B&B pickles did seem to call for more spices so I wonder if the spices are what makes them different? I’ll have to see if I can find out more.
I just found several references in groups and on boards that say that bread and butter pickles have mustard seed and turmeric in them which makes them less sweet. Also, refrigerator pickles often include onion, peppers and other vegetables in them.