Sometimes, you want your pickles as soon as possible. Or you're just not into the fussiness that's involved with true preserving. Refrigerator pickles are like regular pickles, except you don't have to process the full jars in boiling water or wait for the lids to seal. In this version, you just mix the ingredients together and hide them in your fridge for a few days, or even hours. There's no need for them to be canned since they're kept in a refrigerated environment. Same taste. Less work