Easy Fridge Pickles | Preserving the Harvest

Learn to make simple quick refrigerator pickles! Equal parts vinegar and water and 1/2 tsp. of salt per cup of liquid. It's that easy to pickle your garden harvest!
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[@dianegriffen2756]

Jessica, please don't ever think that a video might not be worth shooting because it's so easy. I for one am learning a lot through your videos and appreciate these insights no matter how small you feel they are. Thank you for sharing with us. xx

[@grandiesgarden175]

Absolutely, thank you

[@gelwood99]

True, even old birds like me can use inspiration from others about preserving food and which ones are best for which method.

[@daisysunshine2322]

Totally agree! I got so much useful info from the “little easy video”

[@jenniferpulskamp5592]

I totally agree!!

[@angellynn4421]

I agree!!

[@sarahfromiowa952]

Who else is in love with that bandana? 😍

[@MsChucklebunny]

"Turn your waiting room into a classroom" is such a perfect saying for when we find excuses for why we can start participating or learning right now. Thank you Jess 💕

[@jaclynrichmond1049]

That statement has what has kept me going and not feeling so impatient that I give up. On our second year garden and have water canned as of now😊

[@rachellepierce2010]

So, apparently you are a close friend of mine. You literally play on my TV almost every day as a background noise while I clean, cook, plan my garden - during my son's nap. Lol! Thanks for having such a welcoming, informative, and relatable channel. ❤

[@thehouseonaveraroad3851]

“Ru my name” I’m dead 🤣🤣

[@sarahbush2837]

"Turn your waiting room into a classroom." Dannngg that's inspiring!

[@veronicabonilla7086]

I have only started watching your channel for the last month or 2 and you have quickly become my favorite veggie garden channel! Love these post harvest videos!

[@ruabadkitty]

Same here. I learn so much here.

[@kimberlyterenzoni8451]

You have given me confidence. Don't ever think anything is too simple. I watched this video 5 times, even checking to see if I was cutting the veggies right. Lol!

[@IndianaBackyardGardener]

I especially like that I don't have to use sugar in this. This is super easy and I appreciate you sharing this. Don't ever feel like something is not "worth sharing" everything is worth sharing to someone :)

[@hopesteadplanting8468]

The idea that the word "pickle" does not automatically imply cucumber slices was completely out of my frame of reference. So may ideas now. I may need a bigger garden.

[@bintlooda]

Debbie Denny cauliflower is amazing pickled too

[@hopesteadplanting8468]

Cauliflower, beans and onions are now on my list of things to try. Thanks for the idea!

[@raydel5732]

Thanks Jess -- If you have grape leaves you can fold them tightly and put them in the head space pushing down the vegetables

[@jenniferbower2545]

As a young girl I would help my mom can summer fruits and veggies up. Now that I'm much older and want to start my own garden and preserve my stuff, I have forgotten how to do stuff. Its nice to see it all again to jog that old memory of mine. Don't feel silly or not think it's not important because there are people who have never seen it done or its been a super long time since they have done it and need a refresher course. I have been watching you off and on now for a year now. I love your calming ,soothing words of wisdom. I get so excited to see a video. My Benjamin (9) will often sit with me to watch your video. He so can't wait till we start growing a garden so he can go through and munch on stuff like your Benjamin does. Thanks for everything and the we courage to even try.

[@whisperjoy4757]

I’m a new gardener, so I’m learning these skills now. My mom always had a huge garden and did all the canning, root cellar, etc. I wish I had cared growing up to learn what she knew! Thank you for sharing for those of us learning these skills now ♥️

[@jamee6]

I love the idea of pickling onions!We often have the rest of an onion that I need to deal with, and love the idea of preserving them by pickling, instead of letting them go bad. 🤪

[@heathermayfield4247]

Pickled onions is a big thing here in the UK.

[@kaylynivey3220]

You can always freeze it for future cooked recipes.

[@thehouseonaveraroad3851]

Janene Meents pickled onions are so good. Gonna go get me one now!!!

[@coreydavidson3501]

I had a gift of 5 cucumbers from a friend's garden, so I made pickles on Sunday. I put red onion in because that's what I had. And I bought a slicer for my kitchen aid mixer, so I got to try that out too. They were so good!

[@christiebaker8388]

Corey Davidson there’s a slicer for those mixers?? I need to look into that - my mixer doesn’t get used enough! 😄

[@suebass4495]

I had no idea that a brine was that easy to make! I love being your student! Be Blessed

[@donnanelson1900]

I love listening to you and learning!!!! You are so young to be so wise! I admire that! Thanks for teaching us older ones!

[@LifesAProject]

Great video!😍 I just made fridge pickles a few days ago using Boston pickling cucumbers that I harvested from my garden. I did a small cucumber harvest and shared it on my KZbin channel Life's A Project. Don't ever feel silly for doing these types of videos. They are so helpful and I'm sure many viewers have never made fridge pickles before. 😁

[@karenperri1360]

Thank you! Just what I was looking for. I learn so easily from you. This is my first year with a garden and I am growing cucumbers, zucchini, beans, eggplant, tomatoes, watermelon, strawberries and several types of zinnias and dahlias. Boy is it a lot of work! I am handicapped due to a nerve injury in my leg, so it has been a challenge but also has given me a focus and something to take care of and learn about which was a welcome distraction to pain.Thank you Jess, bless you

[@debbiep7419]

Jess, please don't ever think these videos are silly because what you're teaching is "so simple". I am a high school math teacher and I always remind myself that what is "common knowledge" in my brain is not necessarily all that common. Nobody likes to ask the dumb questions. You are a knowledgeable, kind, patient and gifted teacher, please never stop sharing your expertise.

[@alexachen996]

Did some quick pickling today for the first time after watching this video! It was so fun, and I am so excited! I spent the rest of the evening randomly remembering them in the fridge and smiling. My husband kept asking “what?” And I’d just say “fridge pickles!” With a big old grin on my face. Pretty sure he thinks I’m crazy 😜 but I had so much fun and it was so easy!!!

[@cherylcallahan5402]

TYVM🌟💖🌟Roots & Refuge Farm appreciate your gardening and preserving tips. Listening from Mass USA Hello👋 everyone watching 🌟💖🌟

[@scapingreality]

I just did a ton of radish seed pods in a quick hot pickle and we put them on tacos! So tasty. Great video!

[@markie3394]

You can eat the seed pods? Yet another thing to try! Thanks!

[@amyziesmer5189]

@@markie3394 yes, when they are fresh and still meaty green they are amazing! Even alone

[@dancnluc1]

I just learned last week that you could eat the pods. I have been growing radishes for years. They are pretty good. Many of mine are hanging to get seeds but I have a batch in the garden that has flower up so I am going to try pickling them.

[@debbiebell4598]

@@amyziesmer5189 Wow, I just pulled my radishes up a week ago, I guess I'll have to try this with my fall planting.

[@SalongirlGardens]

Radish seed pods are sooo good!!!

[@marinar3772]

“Anything can be pickled”. Yes! I say that all the time too. 👍🏻😄

[@catherinecunningham7126]

I'm probably 20-25 years older than you and I learn so much from you! Great video! It's 11:33 pm and now I want pickles!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂 I am like Miah and LOVE LOVE LOVE Brussel Sprouts! Have you ever pickled them?

[@Jenufir]

Please don't feel silly for posting this video. I have been waiting for it. I generally am an idiot when it comes to most things planted, and it's because of your videos that I decided this year to try and grow my own garden. I have learned all about tomatoes because of you, and have five different varieties growing, including Brad's Atomic Grape, which I was super shocked to learn existed. Then super stoked to order and plant. I started this very late for the deep south, so they will be an August/September harvest, as will my cucumbers. Thank you, sincerely!

[@10huskys]

Same here I started my garden a bit late, greetings from south alabama.

[@Jenufir]

@@10huskys Hi from East Central MS :)

[@10huskys]

@@Jenufir I subbed to your channel btw lol

[@Jenufir]

@@10huskys If I can manage to grow some of this stuff, I will absolutely shoot and upload a video of it. Thank you!

[@10huskys]

@@Jenufir it would be cool!

[@susieq3586]

I just read that refrigerator pickles can last two months, so you are correct, they do last long!Thanks for the recipe.

[@micolekelsey4096]

I used my new water bath for the first time last night and made pickles!

[@huffinehomesteaders4374]

Like others said, I'm sure I could have googled it and found out about pickling, but would never have thought about it until I wanted to actually make Pickles. Didn't even consider other things could be pickled! It maybe simple to do, but for people like me, just getting into homesteading coming from city life most of my life, I would have never even considered it. Thanks for sharing!

[@krisl2492]

refrigerator pickles and carrots are on the list this season

[@jessicadennison6506]

When I started I didn’t realize their was a difference between canning and “quick pickles” and made multiple batches of jalapeños and just put them in the fridge as fridge “pickles” and ate them for at least a year and never got sick lol. Whoops 🤷🏼‍♀️ Haha

[@christiebaker8388]

Jessica Dennison did you leave the seeds and were they really hot? I have a bunch of jalapeños I need to do something with.

[@kellys5315]

I've been adding to a huge jar of fridge pickled peppers for a couple of years and have never had an issue with it getting funky. I just add more peppers when I have them and top off the liquid if I need to. I'm sometimes embarrassed to admit that to people, because it sounds pretty gross, but whatever. As long as you don't stick dirty stuff into the jar, then I think the chances of nastiness happening is pretty slim between the vinegar and refrigeration.

[@jessicaspray8252]

I love your channel and you are so awesome! I've learned so many things from you. I sat down with my 3 year old niece & explained to her how food grows in a garden & that pickles come from cucumbers. She was in awe. I plan to show her videos of your garden as an example because my garden is very little right now

[@marissa9747]

Thanks for sharing (: Watching your videos is always one of my favorite parts of the day!

[@heatherpetro8481]

Thank you so much! This simplified pickling recipe will be so helpful to me. I’ve been researching pickle recipes and became overwhelmed pretty quickly. This seems much more manageable and economical. Your kitchen looks lovely btw! Great job to you and Miah!

[@geoffreyshubert2263]

True for me too.. too much information is overwhelming..

[@universalgardener2531]

I bet the pickled onions would be amazing on top of a summer salad!

[@barbaralorenz1299]

Made refrigerator pickles and onions using your recipe - super easy and quick! They are delicious! Sharing a quart with my mom. I would have made my own pickles long before this if I would have known how simple these are to make. Love watching your videos and seeing your "wild" garden. Keep doing what you do - love seeing what your garden produces! Nothing better than eating vegetables you have grown yourself. :)

[@barbaralorenz1299]

P.S. And.....I pre-ordered a copy of your book! yay!

[@westr70]

I really like this "new" format. It gives me additional options and helps to get my feet wet. ;)

[@pattithompsett9540]

getting my head space right is the hardest part! 🤓

[@briannatuttle1028]

I feel like this is silly to ask, but when you do the cherry tomatoes do your halve them or leave them whole? When i do quick pickles i do a sweet/spicy brine, i use cider vinegar, water, salt, honey, cilantro, peppercorns, fresh jalapeños, ginger, and garlic.. Brussels sprouts and carrots are the best in it!

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

That sounds amazing. I usually half because they get permeated with flavor easier

[@GamesintheAttic]

Brussels sprouts! In a pickle! What has the world come to. I'm definitely adding this to the list to try. :)

[@marilynryan7822]

Brianna Tuttle sounds yummy😋

[@steveegbert7429]

@@marilynryan7822 I second that! I didn't grow any but I may go buy some just to try this.

[@KenS1267]

@@GamesintheAttic All the brassicas pickle pretty well. Not sure I'd quick pickle cabbage but sauerkraut and kimchee are both fermented pickles made with cabbage, at least partially. I like quick pickling cauliflower. I'm not sure there is any vegetable, or fruit, that cannot be pickled. Watermelon rinds make amazing pickles. If you have bad flashbacks to those awful neon red pickled beets from school you should give pickling your own a try. They are very good, I don't make them very often as roasted beets are still better IMO.

[@user-cq1uv9fx4w]

So happy you posted this! I've been wanting to pickle things especially with my cucumbers coming in! Thanks Jess 💓

[@sharoncardenas5447]

Have you had alot of rain. If not, you may be over watering. If you can catch them the day they split you can pull them & wash them. Fry up some green tomatoes. But definitely pull them off. Make sure you have good drainage around the plants. You can add some more silk & mix some vermiculite with it or perlite. Hope this has helped!

[@karenyoung3330]

Really appreciate an easy recipe. Found a bunch of extra carrots today so with some green beans and onions.

[@geoffreyshubert2263]

Just the video I was looking for... at a very early learning stage of food preservation..

[@akuelbs07]

Your videos always inspire me to get out into the garden! I'm so glad I found your channel, thanks for all the great advice and pep talks!

[@dancnluc1]

I have never done quick frig pickles but I am going to try it this year. I can't wait.

[@jennifercello1969]

I’m glad you shared this. I’m a new Gardner and hopeful canner but, I haven’t seen this before. Thank you so much for sharing! You rock sister! 💪🏽🌼

[@tamaraotoole8621]

I made my first pint jar last weekend with onesie twosies from my small garden using just what I had and the tips from your napolito video and black gumbos video. Huge hit,, can’t wait to make more, I used cucumbers, onions, bell peppers and carrots. Surprisingly my husbands favorite were the red bell pepper slices. Now if I can just repeat the recipe 😆. Thanks for all you do to encourage us beginners

[@connieatkins7390]

OMG here it is july 2021 and I saw this at the perfect time as my cucumbers are slow to ripen but to many to eat at once. Thank you Jess and much luck on your move. God bless you and your family.

[@CarrieNita]

Garlic and jalapenos are great with carrots

[@marilynryan7822]

Yum...that sounds good🤔

[@dulcecelestepalacios5194]

Yes! Like 'chiles en vinagre' it usually has oregano and onions in it too,we eat them with scrambled eggs, or milanesas with fries,etc in Mexico.

[@sharoncardenas5447]

Thanks for teaching us! God Bless the Sowards!!!😇🌿🌻🌹🌈

[@GeekWaresASMR]

Jess. Never feel silly making a video. I learn so so much from you. Stuff you probably don't realize your teaching me. 😍 Please keep teaching me easy stuff. 😊

[@ceciljohnson4788]

Thank you for sharing the refrigerator pickles great idea love it.. now can you move to the left so I can admire this newly remodeled kitchen I love it I'm so jealous!!!!!!!!

[@jeanniewright2554]

Always a good skill to have! Certain Mexican restaurants have excellent dilled veggies in an almost relish form. If you like it you can make it at home!!

[@rickschuman2620]

Greatest kitchen ever!!good job Mia !like the color and backsplash board seen the video prier to this one .❤️🙏👨🏼‍🌾

[@mollyroloson7849]

As silly easy as this recipe may seems I’m so grateful you made it! This is the first pickle I’m trying because I don’t have the equipment I need to hot water bath my pickles but I still really need to do something with my harvest so far. So this is officially my first pickling experience for my first garden! Thank you!

[@stephaniesprinzl6471]

just came across your channel and am binging it!!! love this video, you were the first to show me I could quick pickle and feel motivated to do some with all the cherry tomatoes I have busting out of my garden!!!

[@mattsara2802]

This is an important skill to have. My dill did not come up this year so grateful for local Farmer's Markets that will keep us in Dill.

[@jesict3763]

This is just perfect timing as I harvested the first three of my pickling cucumbers this afternoon and needed a recipe.

[@denisescull4227]

Jess, it is simple to you, but not to me! I really appreciate you sharing and all of the tidbits of info you throw in are invaluable. Thank you! I'm loving the Preserving the Harvest theme

[@alishafulton5454]

Don't feel silly people like me needed to know this information. Thanks 😊

[@Mike-iv3hy]

I like the pickled carrots idea. Think I'll try that also .

[@DawnRaeB]

You may feel silly making such an "easy" video... but I am so glad you did. I'm re-watching it because I'm getting ready to put some pickles in the fridge for the first time... thanks to you! I appreciate you.

[@veganwildfire7522]

Absolutely love how informative and chill you are! Although so simple it's new to me, so this video was really helpful!! Thank you 🤘🦕🤘

[@dawnmarie9444]

Yes, please show more easy beginner skills, especially preserving methods. Try to learn from ground zero experience. This is massively helpful for me & my husband. We did refigerator cucumber & dilly beans tonight! Please keep these most helpful & simple recipes coming! We beginners need thenm...lol

[@beckysheetz4343]

I am so grateful for this. I agree with Diane that easy is just fine. I just made this recipe with veggies out of MY garden (yay) and some other items I had from the store in excess. I just made them yesterday but so far I absolutely love them. thank you so much!!!

[@kathleengraddy2788]

I needed this info sooo badly. Thank you!

[@spaceedementia]

I _really_ needed this. Been looking at different pickling processes for days now. Thanks, girl!

[@angelicaperez-andujar6943]

Thank you for this video! I just have one banana peppers plant that gave me like 6-7 peppers and I want to pickled them. 😬

[@suzannehager7036]

Thank you so much! Can’t wait to get started!

[@pennypeters9877]

Love these food preservation videos. Looking forward to more. Enjoy!

[@katherinemikkola8316]

Thanks for the great recipe Jess ,I love fridge Pickles and didn't know how to make them!!! 😆🤣😅😆🤣😅😇😇

[@verucabeckwith3014]

Thank you, Jess!!

[@markie3394]

Was just searching for ideas on what to do with almost the same exact veggies. Thanks so much!

[@karenhightower4022]

Perfect timing! I just picked a few pickles and wanted to try these! Thank You!

[@kellygrasso877]

Thanks for Sharing!!!!

[@Madisondmclean]

I am absolutely loving these preserving and in the kitchen videos!

[@Bunefoo401]

Please don’t say you feel silly by creating this video ... there are people (like myself) that have not gardened before this COVID-19 thing, and videos like these are immensely helpful. Thank you ❤️

[@Sh4peofmyheart]

Been looking forward to seeing this, since you mentioned it yesterday. Now, I am looking forward to trying them. Thank you for sharing this, and I look forward to seeing more videos about food preservation. Love and light!

[@thefaithfulfarmermommathe_2111]

We love frig stuff! :) My family doesn't like pickles really but they love refrigerator pickles! Never thought about carrots or just onions! ❤️

[@aflanagan13]

Im so excited for these kinds of videos!!! Cannot wait to learn different ways to use my harvests

[@staceycox1414]

Thank you so much. I know it is probably a simple skill but I was actually looking for how to do that. And you told me so now I can try it. I'm so excited.

[@growingandgardeningwitheli503]

Amazing video!

[@janetwithers7427]

All the pickled stuff looks great.

[@saundramorris5530]

Please continue to make videos that you consider, ”a no brainer” video. Me for one, learn so much from each of them. I'm new at this garden and preserving food life, so please bring on the ”teaching/no brainer videos.” 😉

[@robertcooper9155]

I will try this with the next bunch of cucumbers.

[@HiddenHeightsFarm]

Great tips! Thanks for sharing!

[@catherineanderson3393]

thank you so much for posting -- I am hoping to have some free time soon to try this!

[@sandraspringer2300]

Thank you for sharing recipes with us it helps a lot!!

[@nicolebrausewetter6650]

Thank you for sharing. Very timely as so many things are just exploding in the garden. I thoroughly enjoy all of your posts. Thanks from Ontario, Canada.

[@daisysunshine2322]

Ahh thank you so much! It’s so easy and makes so much sense! Will be making some this week 😁

[@BrazenSpirituality]

Thank you for recording this video for us! ♡

[@melissaharris1358]

As a new home steamer, I appreciate simple videos going through the common things. Thanks Jess ❤️✝️❤️

[@froggielovelove]

Your channel inspired me to talk to my 94 year old grandfather about what's food they grew and ate on their farm outside of Witchita Falls, Texas. He said his mom didn't really can anything. The only thing she would can was peaches for pies. And he said she didnt really can them with a vaccum. He also said that they ate a lot of rye bread and what my mom and I think was homemade yogurt. They didn't grown grains or potatoes for consumption, but would grow all of their own vegetables. My great great great grandfather owned a grocery store and occassionally would get in oranges and give one to my grandfather, which was his favorite. It's crazy knowing her grew up without electricity or running water.

[@june-mariecarrillo1330]

I am LOVING these kitchen videos. So helpful 😊👍🏻Thank you

[@gosiaka.1712]

Thank you for that video. Much appreciate it.

[@TheBabcocks]

I'm gonna save this recipe and make them soon!

[@suesweetpea7]

I love doing pickled onions, beets, carrots and of course cucumbers and plan on trying other things when I get home.Thank you for sharing Jess, God bless you and yours.

[@conradhomestead4518]

Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge 😁👍

[@rocco1alex]

This is great, thank-you!

[@homestyleserenity1542]

Just picked some beets and a surprise radish last night and didn't know what to do with them so I'm very grateful for the timing of this video. I don't comment often but I regularly watch your show (I also have a "got it when I turned 18 tramp stamp"). Love all that you do. Keep up the great work. Kitchen and all the gardens look amazing.

[@HappyFarmsLa]

Thanks Jess!