Ingredients

Pickling Liquid:

• 2 quarts distilled vinegar2 quarts distilled vinegar 2 quarts distilled vinegar
• 2 quarts water2 quarts water 2 quarts water
• ¼ cup kosher salt¼ cup kosher salt ¼ cup kosher salt
• ½ cup granulated sugar½ cup granulated sugar ½ cup granulated sugar

Your Choice of Produce:

• Green beans Green beans Green beans
• Beets, simmered until tender (about 1 hour), peeled and quartered Beets, simmered until tender (about 1 hour), peeled and quartered Beets, simmered until tender (about 1 hour), peeled and quartered
• Pickling cucumbers, quartered or sliced into coins Pickling cucumbers, quartered or sliced into coins Pickling cucumbers, quartered or sliced into coins
• Red pearl onions, blanched in boiling water for 20 seconds, peeled Red pearl onions, blanched in boiling water for 20 seconds, peeled Red pearl onions, blanched in boiling water for 20 seconds, peeled
• Wax or Fresno peppers Wax or Fresno peppers Wax or Fresno peppers
• Watermelon, cut into ½-inch wedges Watermelon, cut into ½-inch wedges Watermelon, cut into ½-inch wedges

Optional Aromatics:

• Garlic Garlic Garlic
• Peppercorns Peppercorns Peppercorns
• Dill Dill Dill
• Bay Leaf Bay Leaf Bay Leaf
• Habanero Habanero Habanero
• Mustard seeds Mustard seeds Mustard seeds
• Cloves Cloves Cloves
• Chili flakes Chili flakes Chili flakes