honey-sweetened quick dill pickles

dear ones, are you swimming in cucumbers like we are? 

come close as i share my newest recipe with you - quick pickles sweetened with honey! they're crunchy with a touch of sweet. perfect as a side at a potluck, packed in a jar for a picnic or thrown on a lunchtime salad! 

honey-sweetened quick dill pickles

4 cups sliced cucumbers

2 cups vinegar

1/2 cup honey

1 teaspoon dill seed

1 teaspoon celery seed

2 teaspoons sea salt

1. place sliced cucumbers in a large bowl & set aside. 

2. mix remaining ingredients in a saucepan. bring to a boil on medium-high heat, stirring to dissolve the honey & salt. 

3. reduce heat to low & simmer for 5 minutes.

4. pour hot liquid over the cucumbers & allow to cool.

5. place bowl of cucumbers in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving. to store, put in a mason jar with a tight fitting lid & keep in the fridge. 

let me know if you try them! we can't get enough! 

love,

natalie