I've never made them. How many cucumbers would your mixture pickle? Do you mean white vinegar? How many peppercorns? Thanks!

either vinegar or a mix ... about a dozen whole corns (I like pepper) ... I use 2-3 cukes

VgQn using a microwave recipe to make our bread & butter pickles. She doesn't peel them as the peel helps them stay firmer while in the fridge for several months, over a year sometimes (she makes a loooot of pints).

I cut the cucumbers in half, lengthwise when making refrigerator pickles, and I never add sugar to them, but I will add half of a Habanero chili, if I have that on hand. I also add dill, if I have it.

I also never peel cucumbers to make pickles, but I will peel strips if I am having fresh cucumbers. The rounds then have a striped edge.

This one threw me off, I guess I read the heading too quickly. I was thinking - "Take the Claussen jar out of the fridge, slice the whole pickles lengthwise, then eat."

I use this recipe and slice them into rounds with a crinkle cutter, which is what my family prefers. I grow Boston Pickling cukes and Excelsior, which are also great pickling cucumbers.

edited to add: I leave the peels on.

https://www.browneyedbaker.com/quick-easy-refrigerator-dill-pickles/

I slice thin rounds because they fit on a sandwich better. I’m not too fond of eating sticks of pickle.

I only do zucchini, cut into spears, with the supporting onion and pepper in strips.

I run them through the cuisinart with the 1/4 inch slicing disc....unpeeled

We're growing cornichon cucumbers this year. I don't think we need to slice those at all.

I was going to say what Linda said but I also have a slicing attachment for my KitchenAid. I don't do pickles in quantity any more though.

When slicing pickles for sandwiches, I use a mandolin or my electric meat slicer, both of which I can adjust to the thinness that I want. The electric slicer is easier but not for lengthwise slices, as they sometime break into pieces, and so I use the mandolin for that type of slice.

Also haven't done any large amount in years, but I've made various forms too - spears, slices and even whole small ones. The only time I'd peel is if the peel was very thick and hard, or had some bad spots.