Homemade Refrigerator Dill Pickles

Makes approx. 1 quart of pickles

• 2 lbs pickling cucumbers, washed, scrubbed, and thickly sliced (I used a mixture of different kinds of pickling cucumbers we are growing in the garden)

• 1 1/2 cups distilled white vinegar 

• 1/2 cup water

• 2 tablespoons cane sugar

• 2 tablespoons pickling salt

• 1 shallot, peeled and halved

• 1 handful of fresh dill

• 1/2 tablespoon black p…