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Quick Sweet-and-Sour Pickle Spears

Ingredients

  • 5 Persian cucumbers, quartered lengthwise
  • 2 dill sprigs
  • 1 clove garlic, smashed
  • 1 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons mustard seeds

Instructions

  1. Special equipment: a 1-quart Mason jar
  2. Fit the cucumbers, dill and garlic into a 1-quart Mason jar. In a small saucepan, combine the vinegar, sugar, salt, mustard seeds and 1 cup water. Bring to a simmer, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Pour the hot mixture into the jar with the cucumbers and let cool to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and preferably overnight. The pickles will keep, refrigerated, for up to 2 weeks.

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