5 pickled cucumber cukes Recipes

cucumbers, sliced (best to use overripe cucumbers that have gotten large and yellowed at the end of the season...the la), pickling lime (calcium hydroxide), alum, apple cider vinegar, cinnamon sticks, sugar, red-hot candies

cucumbers (4- to 5-inch pickling cukes or 1 to 1 1/2 inch diameter zucchini or summer squash), onions, thinly sliced (about 3 lb), salt (pickling type ), vinegar (5 percent), sugar, mustard seeds, celery seeds, turmeric, ground, pickling lime (optional, for use in variation below for making firmer pickles) (optional)

garlic, peeled, white vinegar, kosher salt, several sprigs of fresh dill, celery seed, coriander seed, mustard seed, black peppercorns, pink peppercorns (if you have em), kirby cucumbers , quartered lengthwise, young spring carrots, peeled and cut in half lengthwise, handful large scallion pieces or green beans, a few pieces of cauliflower to tuck wherever they ll fit, hot red chiles or 2 jalapenos

garlic, peeled, celery seed, coriander seed, mustard seed, black peppercorns, pink peppercorns (if you have em), several sprigs fresh dill, white vinegar, salt, carrots , halved lengthwise, kirby cucumbers , cut lengthwise into quarters, hot red chiles or 2 jalapenos, whole or (for more heat) halved, scallions, white parts only