Cucumber pickle by Elaine
This is just like ‘granny used to make’ years ago when summers were long and hot and salads from the garden were the norm….now you can make this and eat it at Christmas after using the gluts of onions and cucumbers from the summer. Also perfect for summer BBQs on burgers and accompaniment to sausages
What you need:
- 1 cucumber – sliced thinly
- 1 large onion – sliced thinly
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves (optional)
- 8oz soft light brown sugar
- 300ml (10 fl oz) cider vinegar
What to do:
- Put the sliced cucumber and onion in a large bowl and add the salt. Mix thoroughly.
- Cover the bowl and leave contents to stand for a couple of hours.
- Rinse the vegetables under cold water and drain well and dry as much as you can.
- Put them into a large saucepan.
- Add the cider vinegar and bring to the boil.
- Turn off the heat!
- Add the cloves (if using) and sugar and stir to dissolve the sugar.
- Leave to cool before placing into jars and seal.
- Leave for a month to mature…….and enjoy!
