Clone Your Favorite Store-Bought Pickles For Under A Dollar

by Leif Starbuck

Eat a lot of store-bought pickles? Read on to find out how, by reusing the pickle brine, you can "clone" your favorite brand of pickles at the cost of around 75 cents a jar.

This recipe makes one jar of pickles. You'll need:
   1 ''used" jar of pickles with brine reserved
   1 Tbsp white distilled vinegar
   1 Tbsp table or kosher salt
   1 cucumber
   2 cloves garlic (optional)

Step 1: Reserve your pickle juice.

My favorite brand of store-bought pickles is Claussen. The juice is almost good enough to drink -- an option I gave into on a couple occasions when pouring it down the drain just didn't seem right. So, for this tutorial, reserve as much as possible, as there's a lot of flavor still in there after the pickles are gone.

Comments

[jesucka87]

This looks good. I've used brine for tartar sauce.

[StickStoneBone]

You are a genius! I have but one recommendation: use official "Pickling Salt" instead of 'seasoning salt'. It's very cheap and you can get it year round at your local Walmart.

[jjewels119]

I've done this without adding anything to the existing pickle juice, and it still turns out pretty good. I'll have to give this a try.

[ladylissa]

i enjoy a sip of pickle juice from time to time and it's great!

[vandal1138]

You know, I've had the same thoughts as i'm dumping the brin down the sink..... 1st thought: These pickles are so good i should drink this... 2nd thought: Could i make more pickles with this and would they be as good? 3rd thought: Drinking this was a bad idea....