Rosemary Sage Lemon Pickles

Ingredients

• ⅛ teaspoon Veggie Starter Culture
• 1 cup Water, spring or filtered with minerals (to mix with culture packet)
• 2 cups pickling cucumbers (sliced)
• ½ cup chives (chopped)
• 2-3 sprigs rosemary
• 4 - 8 sage leaves
• 1 tablespoon Celtic Sea Salt
• 1 lemon (zest only)
• 2 - 3 grape leaves (cleaned, (*1) See note below)
• Water, spring or filtered with minerals (cold)
• ¼ teaspoon Calcium Chloride (optional see note*)