Homemade Pickles

Real Simple August 2010

Makes 16 spears

4 kirby cucumbers (about 1 lb) quartered lengthwise
3/4 cup white wine vinegar
1/4 small sweet onion (such as vidalia or walla walla) thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, smashed
2 Tb sugar
1 tsp dill seed
1 tsp black peppercorns
1 bay leaf
kosher salt

place cucumbers in a 1 qt jar or some other container with a tight fitting lid.

In a bowl combine vinegar, onion, garlic, sugar, dill seed, peppercorns, bay leaf, 2 tsp salt, and 3/4 cup hot tap water. Stir until the sugar dissolves.

Pour the vinegar mixture into the jar with the cucumbers, cover, and refrigerate for at least 1 day before serving. The picles will last up to 1 week.