Sweet Refrigerator Pickles

Last week we harvested our first 2 cucumbers from the garden.  We were so excited.  I decided to try making pickles.  (Our refrigerator already contained an abundance of cucumbers from our CSA).  It was so easy.  After very little work and a few days of refrigeration we had homemade pickles.  At first I was mildly disappointed; these pickles are rather sweet and I prefer dill pickles.  But, Jeremy really likes them and I have found that on sandwiches/burgers they are quite good.  I only had 2 small cucumbers so I used 1/3 of the following recipe.

• 1 cup distilled white vinegar
• 1 TBS salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• 6 cups sliced cucumbers
• 1 cup sliced onion (I used red onion)

1. In a saucepan over medium heat bring vinegar, salt and sugar to a boil.  Boil until the sugar has dissolved. (5 - 7 min)
2. Place cucumbers and onions in a large bowl.  Pour vinegar mixture over cucumbers.  Transfer mixture to sterile containers and refrigerate.  After 3-4 days pickles should be ready to eat.  You can store pickles in refrigerator for 1-2 months.