Pickles are a great way to make a cucumber harvest last. Besides being tasty, pickles offer health benefits like antioxidants and high fiber. Knowing exactly what is in your pickles and where your pickles came from (if you grow them yourself) is an added benefit of making pickles. Also pickles are cured for several hours in a vinegar solution or are immediately combined with hot vinegar, spices, and seasonings.

Apple cider vinegar, otherwise known simply as cider vinegar, is made from cider or apple must and has a brownish-yellow color. It often is sold unfiltered and unpasteurized with the mother of vinegar present, as a natural product. It is very popular, partly due to supposed beneficial health and beauty properties. Due to its acidity, apple cider vinegar may be very harsh, even burning, to the throat. If taken straight, (as opposed to used in cooking), it can be diluted (e.g. with fruit juice or water) before drinking.