Name: EASY REFRIGERATOR PICKLES WITH FLOWERING CHIVES
Yield: 2 small jars
Ingredients: 3 cups of cucumber, thinly sliced on a mandoline; 1 small red onion, thinly sliced; 6 gloves garlic, halved and smashed; several springs of fresh dill; several springs of flowering chives; 3 cups pickling vinegar (5% acidity); 1 cup water (optional, if you want a milder-tasting pickle); 1 cup sugar; 1 tsp coarse sea salt; 1 tsp black mustard seed; 1 tsp celery seed; 1 tsp red chili flakes; 1 tsp caraway seed; 1 tsp cumin seed; 2-3 bay leaves