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Sweet Pickle Spears

Published: Aug 1, 2022 by Bowl Me Over · 7 Comments

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Why you'll love this recipe   

✔️ easy to make.

✔️ no fancy equipment required, no pressure cooking or procoessing jars in boiling water.

✔️ you won't believe how good they taste!

Ingredients

For the exact measurements, please refer to the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post. 

  • cider vinegar
  • sugar
  • salt
  • carrots
  • cucumber
  • daikon

Instructions 

This is an overview of the instructions. For the complete directions just scroll down to the bottom!

  1. Put the cider vinegar, sugar & salt in a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir to until ingredients are completely dissolved.
  2. Peel the carrots and daikon. Cut them into long planks - about ½ inch by ½ inch, do the same with the daikon. Slice the cucumber. Keep the lengths uniform - I made all of the planks about 5 inches.
  3. Add the planks to sterilized jars. Pour pickling sauce into the jars. Cover at the vegetables completely with the pickling liquid.
  4. Seal tightly, allow to cool and refrigerate.

Equipment

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  • canning jars

FAQ's

What are the pickles that are sweet?

Bread and butter pickles are sweet pickles.

What are the 3 types of pickles?

The three types of pickles are refrigeration, fresh packed, or processed. All three will pickle the vegetables, they are just made differently.

What are the sweet mini pickles called?

Gerkins or cornichons are small sweet pickles.

Storage

Refrigerate - Refrigerate pickles up to a month.

Related recipes

More of my favorite easy homemade pickle recipes!

  • Tomato Relish Recipe
  • Sweet Hot Pickled Radishes
  • Sweet Hot Pickled Peppers

Serve with

  • great on sandwiches
  • charcuterie boards
  • chop and add to deviled ham recipe or potato salad.

Sweet Pickle Spears are terrific to enjoy as is for a snack & yummy on a sandwich. This is an easy one you will enjoy!

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Sweet Pickle Spears in bowl.
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Sweet Pickle Spears

Sweet Pickle Spears are terrific to enjoy as is for a snack & yummy on sandwich. This is an easy one you will enjoy!
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Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Servings: 16 appr. 16 pickles or one jar
Calories: 58kcal
Author: Deb Clark
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup cider vinegar
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 carrots
  • 1 cucumber
  • 1 6-8" piece daikon

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Instructions

  • Put the cider vinegar, sugar & salt in a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir to combine the sugar and when the sugar is completely dissolved, remove from the heat.
  • While the pickling mixture is heating up, peel the carrots and cut them into long planks - about ½ inch by ½ inch, do the same with the daikon. For the cucumber, I leave the peel on, but slice it in half, take a spoon and scoop out the seeds and then slice it into planks also. Keep the length uniform - I made all of the planks about 5 inches.
  • Add the planks to pickling liquid. Cover and let sit for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, remove the pickles and put them into a glass jar - cover with the pickling liquid. Seal tightly and refrigerate.
  • The pickles will keep in the fridge for several weeks.

Nutrition

Calories: 58kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Sodium: 154mg | Potassium: 73mg | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 1925IU | Vitamin C: 1.2mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.1mg
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Recipe backstory

On the line at Steinfield's Pickle Plant. This picture was taken by the Oregonian Newspaper. I think I was 17 years old.
On the line at Steinfield's Pickle Plant. This picture was taken by the Oregonian Newspaper. That's me with the hat. I think I was 17 years old. My hubby says this looks like a scene out of I Love Lucy - 😀

We all get jobs when we're teenagers and when I turned 16, I went to work at Steinfeld's Pickle Plant in Portland, OR. It was my job to sort cucumbers by size as they went down a conveyor belt. I would stand at the line for 8 hours. It was a great job for a teenager, partly because it helped me decide what I didn't want to do for living!

All joking aside though, it was a great job though, because I learned to work hard, follow orders and with that job I earned enough money to buy my first car a 1968 VW Bug. I was pretty proud of that little car and had it for a couple of years before moving on to my next vehicle.

When making pickles there is always a brine and while working at the plant....that brine odor permeated everything. Your clothes, car, tennis shoes, hair - you name it! As soon as I got home, I'd dump my clothes into the wash & I'd jump into the shower. You'd think after working at a pickle plant for two seasons I'd never want to look at another pickle again right? Nope! Just the opposite. I love pickles, crunchy dill pickles are my favorite however I love sweet pickles too - my Grandma would make cucumber pickles for us quite often and I really love those.

Today I'd like to share a new combination for pickles using daikons, carrots & cucumber. Not familiar with daikon? They look like this - usually run around .99 cents a pound and are similar in texture to a radish.

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About Bowl Me Over

Welcome to Bowl Me Over! My name is Debra and I send warm greetings from sunny California. I am a serious foodie – I’ve been known as the go-to girl in our family for years, catering weddings and anniversary parties. In the summer I help cook mountains of food for our family reunions. Often times things I create end up in a bowl, hence the name Bowl Me Over! Let's stay connected, you can email me at debra@bowl-me-over.com and find me on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.

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  1. Tara

    September 21, 2015 at 8:34 am

    5 stars
    I love anything pickled and so does my family, these would be a big hit here!

    Reply
    • Bowl Me Over

      September 21, 2015 at 11:39 am

      Awesome, enjoy Tara!

      Reply
  2. Sandi Gaertner (@sandigtweets)

    September 20, 2015 at 9:04 am

    My daughter is a pickle-a-holic. I think if she worked at the pickle factory, she would eat all of their profits. I love that you still love pickles. I worked at a donut shop and it took me YEARS to even look at a donut after that 🙂

    Reply
    • Bowl Me Over

      September 21, 2015 at 11:45 am

      Hahaha! Yep, I eat a jar of pickles a week - probably not good for me? But it is a good low calorie snack.

      Reply

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