vegetable: 1
meat: 0
yield (meals * people): 8
prep.: 15
cook: 0
recipe source: https://cookieandkate.com/best-pickles-recipe/

1 # cucumber
0.5 c water
0.5 c apple cider vinegar vinegar
1.5 tablespoons maple syrup
1.5 tsp salt
0.25 tsp black pepper
2 sprigs fresh dill
2 cloves garlic
1 # bay leaf

Cut the cucumber into pieces that fit in a jar (for pickle spears, it’s important that all the pickles fit snugly, vertically).
Whisk the water, vinegar, syrup, salt and pepper in a bowl.  Stir until salt is dissolved.
Cut up the dill and add it.
Chop the garlic and add it.
Tuck the bay leaf into the side.
Pour the liquid over everything.