If your family loves pickles as much as mine, you probably go through a lot of jars of pickles. I’ve always felt bad just throwing all of that lovely brine down the drain. Then I had an idea! Use that brine to make my own refrigerator pickles! Here is how I did it:
Ingredients
One jar of bread and butter or dill pickle brine (I had about 1/2 to 2/3 of a jar left),
4 large carrots, sliced (sticks or rounds, your choice). You can also use other veggies such as fresh green beans, cauliflower, sweet red and yellow peppers, or cucumbers.
1/4 of a large white onion, sliced
1/2 jalapeno, sliced (optional for a spicy pickle)
2 – 3 cloves of garlic
Directions
Slice up your carrots into rounds or sticks. Slice up onion and jalapeno. Put all of the ingredients, including garlic into the jar with the pickle brine. Give it a good shake and refrigerate. In about 2-3 days your pickles will have begun to absorb the brine and will be ready to enjoy. Sooooo easy and soooo good!
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