Sweet & Sour Refrigerator Pickles

Syrup:
2 cups/ 500 mL sugar
2 cups/ 500 mL white vinegar
Combine syrup ingredients; let stand for 2 hours or until sugar is dissolved.

4 to 6 cucumbers
2 medium onions, thinly sliced
1 medium green pepper, thinly sliced
1/4 cup/ 60 mL pickling salt or kosher salt
1 tbsp/ 15 mL Pickling Spice (Limited Time)
1-1/2 tsp/ 7.5 mL Celery Seed
1-1/2 tsp/ 7.5 mL Garlic Flakes (optional)

Wash cucumbers and thinly slice. Place with remaining ingredients in a large bowl; mix well and let stand for 2 hours. Drain carefully, retaining as much of the spice blend as possible. Pack loosely into sterilized glass jars. Pour syrup over top. Turn jars over occasionally to mix spices. Ready to eat in 3 days. Keep refrigerated.

Makes 4 pints/ demi-liters.