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A jar of pickles with fresh dill and garlic

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Whole green pickled jalapeños in a clear jar of vinegar marinade.

Pickles & ferments

Refrigerator pickled jalapeños

Whole jalapeños in a high-vinegar refrigerator marinade, following Colorado State Extension’s long-maturing pepper method.

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Orange carrot sticks and fresh dill in two jars of clear refrigerator-pickle brine.

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Refrigerator pickled carrots with dill

Two pint jars of crisp carrot sticks with dill, using FoodHero’s complete refrigerator-pickle formula and storage instructions.

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Thin pickled radish rounds in a jar with mustard seeds and a bay leaf.

Pickles & ferments

Sweet refrigerator pickled radishes

Thin radish slices in a sweet vinegar pickle with mustard seed and bay, following UC Master Food Preserver refrigerator instructions.

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Fine pink pickled red-onion slices in a clear jar.

Pickles & ferments

Quick pickled red onions

Thin red-onion slices in a simple rice-vinegar pickle, ready after two hours in the fridge and useful for sandwiches and bowls.

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Whole fermented dill cucumbers with dill and garlic in a bowl of brine.

Pickles & ferments

Fermented dill pickles

A complete four-pound batch of fermented dill cucumbers, with temperature, weighting, inspection and refrigerator-storage instructions.

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Cucumber slices in a glass jar with pickling liquid, garlic and spices

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One-jar refrigerator dill pickles

A first pickling project, with the beginner questions answered.

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A jar of pickles beside fresh dill and garlic

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Fridge, fermented or canned pickles: decide where the jar will live

Start with a fridge jar if you want a manageable first batch. Choose fermentation for the process, or a tested canning method when pantry storage is the actual goal.