Quick Refrigerator Pickles

Ingredients

• 2 cups thinly sliced cucumber
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• Black pepper or dill, optional

Method

1. Warm vinegar, water, sugar and salt just until dissolved, then cool briefly.
2. Pour over cucumbers in a clean container.
3. Refrigerate until cold and use as a refrigerator pickle, not a shelf-stable canned product.