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Fresh Pickles from Driftless Organics and a Recipe!

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It’s pickling season!  Don’t miss out on the scrumptious little organic pickling cucumbers we have fresh in from Driftless Organics of Soldiers Grove to make your favorite pickles, or try this super easy refrigerator pickle recipe:

Bread & Butter Refrigerator Pickles

• 7-8 pickling cucumbers, thinly sliced (NOT peeled)
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 1 1/3 c. cider or white vinegar
• 1 2/3 c. sugar
• 3 Tbsp. pickling or non-iodized sea salt (the minerals in the sea salt might make the pickles slightly cloudy but will not impair them any other way)
• ½ tsp. celery seed
• ½  tsp. mustard seed
• ½ tsp. whole black peppercorns
• ¼  tsp. turmeric

Mix sliced cukes & onions in a large bowl. Dissolve sugar in vinegar & mix in salt, celery & mustard seeds, & tumeric. Pour over cukes/onions, stir gently, & pour into a clean quart jar or 2 pint jars (make sure liquid covers vegetables).  Store in refrigerator; keeps for many many months.