Gin and Tonic Pickles

Alcoholic pickles? O.K.!
Serve as a pickle or as a garnish for your next G and T!

6 mini cucumbers
1 lime
1/2 cup gin
1/4 cup lime juice
2 tsps sugar
1 tsp coarse sea salt
1/2 cup tonic water (or a little more)

Wash cucs and cut into spears. Pack into 2 - 500 ml sterilized jars. Slide a slice of lime down the side. I got carried away with how pretty the lime slices looked in the jar and put more than a slice.  Makes the pickles way too tart!  Stick to 1 slice per jar!

Shake gin, lime juice, sugar and sea salt together and divide and pour evenly over the cucs. Top each jar off with tonic water to fully submerge the cucs.

Cap and refrigerate for up to 4 weeks.

Or process for 5 minutes in a hot water bath so you can keep them in your pantry, but the pickles might be a bit limp. 
And nobody likes a limp pickle!

Original recipe:
http://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a54828/gin-and-tonic-pickles-recipe/