I made refrigerator pickles a couple weeks ago (the cucumbers were also from mom & dad's garden) and was quite pleased with the way they turned out, too. I couldn't decide between cutting them into spears or big chunks I could snack on, so I decided to do some of both. I like a good garlicky dill pickle so you'll notice there's a lot of garlic in the bottom of the jar. When you make your own, you can make 'em however you want! Next year we really want to have our own garden and do some real canning.