Growing up mother canned everything she grew, bought from the produce stand, or swapped with neighbors. Canning was a yearly ritual that was neither always exciting or enjoyable. It was just a thing that needed to be done. But goodness how mother could can a pickle, a corn, or an okra. Everybody loved her pickled whatever and never turned down an offer to enjoy a pint or two.
Many years later when I tried to lead a normal life with a house in the city, a garden in the yard, and an infant on the hip, homemade pickles were made just like mom used to make and they were great! Since then my pickle tastes have advanced to something more than just a dill pickle. This table prefers the garlic, the pepper, the cold packed pickle to have the crunch similar to veggies like these Quick Fridge Pickled Veggies.
With cucumbers in abundance in the garden what better way to preserve than pickles. Better yet, refrigerator pickles. They were simple to make and easy to store in the back of the fridge were leftovers get lost. Now we wait....