Sweet-Sour Cucumbers, German Style (Saure Gurken)
Ingredients: - Cucumbers - Vinegar (the cheap white one) - Salt, - Sugar plus all or just some of the following, according to your taste: - Onions, - Carrots, - Spring onions, - Garlic - few Black Pepper corns - Mustard seeds, 1 or 2 tb per glass ('chardal' available in Spice Shops, i.e. Karkade in the Sharm Mall/ Souq area, close to Melodie Pizza) - 1 leaf of laurel, broken to small pieces - Cardamom - Dill (fresh) Preparation: You need a glass bowl: either you buy the ones made for pickles, or you just collect two or more [...]