Gardening in Connecticut, Cucumber Season & Pickles.

Gardening in Connecticut, Cucumber Season & Pickles.

Gardening in Connecticut, seems like once a plants starts producing it goes 110%, just like my work at real estate. With so many cucumbers I have been experimenting with pickles and here is my recipe that I am going to share with you.

16 oz clear glass Mason jar.

Cut 2 average cucumbers into 1/8 inch thick slices

1 small white onion thinly sliced

1 cup vinegar

½ cup water

½ cup white sugar

Pinch of kosher salt

Fresh dill.

Pack cucumbers in a clean mason jar with a few sprigs of dill, and sliced onion.

Combine vinegar, water, sugar, salt and the few remaining springs of dill in a saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Pour over cucumbers in jar to top. Put top on tight and let cool on counter. Once cooled place in refrigerator, use next day, good for up to two weeks. If you want to store the pickles longer you need to sterilize the jars, Google for instructions.

You can experiment with other flavors, instead of dill try adding jalapeños or garlic to the jar. You can also buy pickling spices, I would recommend Penzey’s Spice Shop.

For Dave’s dirty pickles remove onions on above recipe and add chives along with a tablespoon of Balsamic Vinegar into jar and pour over hot liquid mix.

David Popoff is a license Realtor in Connecticut with William Raveis office in Darien.   A resident of Fairfield County for over 40 years with 30 years of work experience throughout lower Fairfield County and now resides in Darien, Ct since 2004. 

• Member of the Connecticut Association of Realtors, CAR.
• Member of the National Association of Realtors, NAR.
• Member of the Darien MLS, Greenwich MLS & Greater Fairfield County, Ct MLS.
• NAR Green designee.
• David Popoff is an accredited LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) Homes and USGBC member of the Connecticut chapter (CTGBC).  
• Associate member and an accredited Certified Green Professional (CGP) of National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the local chapter HBRA-Fairfield County, Ct. .
• Contact David Popoff for all your real estate needs in lower Fairfield County, Connecticut.