cucmber side dish

i also made cucumbers which were also super salty! maybe i didnt use enough water? and i didnt even soak them for one whole week!  just a day or two!

Ingredients: Kirby cucumbers (5 pound: 2.5 kilograms), water, kosher salt, vinegar, apples

Directions:

Wash and drain 5 pounds of cucumbers.

In a large pot put 9 cups water, 1 cup salt, and 1 cup vinegar.

Remove the cores from two small apples. Slice the apples thinly and put them into the pot.

Stir the pot of brine and apple slices with a wooden spoon until the salt on the bottom of the pot has dissolved.

Bring to a boil over high heat for about 40 minutes.

Strain the cooked apples.

Put the cucumbers into the hot brine. Turn them over with a wooden spoon

Let the pot sit until the brine cools down.

Move the cucumbers into a glass jar and pour the brine over the cucumbers.

Close the lid and let it sit for 12-24 hours at room temperature

Drain the cucumbers by pouring out the brine into a pot.

Boil the brine again for 10 minutes to sterilize it.
*tip: leave the cucumber in the jar

Turn off the heat and let the brine cool down.

Pour the brine into the cucumbers and refrigerate it.
*tip: Wait at least 1 week to start eating