Remove from heat, and add 1 1/4 cups cold water.In a nonreactive saucepan, combine 1 1/4 cups white vinegar, 1 Tbsp kosher salt, and 1 Tbsp granulated sugar, and heat over medium heat until dissolved.

*Or omit entirely if you are spice averse. 1 – 2 small dried chile peppers, slit lengthwise*.1 lb sugar snap peas, stems trimmed and strings removed.Pickled Sugar Snap Peas (adapted from Smitten Kitchen) They’re the perfect little springtime snack. I tasted them 24 hours after pickling and immediately regretted not having bought more sugar snap peas (I highly recommend doing the full recipe posted here – my batch was only about half). The sugar snap peas are the star of the show, their crisp sweetness complemented by the acidity of vinegar and flavored with garlic and chiles. I knew I wanted something simple (and almost just ate them plain), to focus on the flavor of the peas themselves, and this pickle recipe was perfect. Without a plan in mind, I was seduced by a pint of sugar snap peas, fresh from the vine and extra sweet. Although this market has great meats, cheeses, and baked goods, I always beeline first for the produce. Excitement, of course, about all the fresh food and the summer season ahead of me, but also relief, as though only this truly cements that the warm weather is here to stay (until fall, at least). The farmers market doesn’t open until late May, but that first Sunday when I can stroll down the street (I’m lucky enough to live just a block away) and see the vendors open for business, I feel a great sense of excitement and relief. The winter can drag on around here, those seemingly endless days when eating locally and seasonally feels impossible, when beets and greens are the best you can do. They're meant to be refrigerated, but the Oh Snap! website notes that they 'can be out of refrigeration for a few hours without a noticeable texture change.' And while they are great for snacking, you can also use them for sandwiches, salads, or whatever else your heart desires.Every year, I eagerly await the opening of the farmers market near me. The pickles are made with non-GMO produce and are gluten-free. The brand also makes pickled green beans (Cool Beans), pickled snap peas (Pretty Peas), pickled carrots (Carrot Cuties), and pickled jalapeños (Hoppin' Jalapeños). The Oh Snap! pickles are available as whole pickles - dill or spicy - as well as cut up slices - also in dill or spicy - called Dilly Bites and Hottie Bites. At long last, pickle lovers can toss a pack of pickles into their bags without worrying about pickle juice leaking everywhere and without having to get too much pickle juice on their hands when eating them. makes a wide variety of pickles without brine that come in convenient pouches. Well, one company is here to help anyone who wants pickles as a snack, but doesn't want to make a mess and/or deal with the awkwardness of eating a whole dill pickle in public as an adult. While you can buy one of those pickles in a pouch, you'll be left with a bunch of pickle juice and an unwieldy whole pickle, and who wants to deal with that. Pickles usually aren't the easiest snack to eat on the go.

Pickled snap peas