Winter-Spiced Pickles | Schnucks

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 tsp. minced garlic
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tbsp. kosher salt
• 1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 tsp. black peppercorns
• 1 tsp. cloves
• 6 mini cucumbers or 1 sliced English cucumber, quartered
• 1 1/2 cups water