Quick Cucumber Slices

Ingredients

• 2 pounds small Kirby cucumbers (3-4 inches each)
• 3 tablespoons salt
• 3 cups water, divided
• 2 1/4 cups distilled white vinegar
• 2 tablespoons mixed pickling spices
• 1/2 teaspoon whole peppercorns
• 2 tablespoons Sweet 'N Low zero calorie sweetener

Preparation

Rinse cucumbers. Place in deep bowl, sprinkle with salt, and cover with 1 1/2 cups water. Let stand overnight. Drain and rinse with cold water. Cut into 1/4-inch slices; set aside. Combine remaining 1 3/4 cups water, vinegar, pickling spices, and peppercorns in a medium-sized saucepan. Bring to a boil and add cucumbers. Simmer 6-8 minutes, until tender-crisp. Add Sweet 'N Low. Pour into 4 hot, sterilized pint jars, dividing whole spices evenly among jars, leaving -inch headspace. Seal according to manufacturer's directions. Process 10 minutes in hot water bath. Cool before storing.