Refrigerator Dill Pickles

I made this recipe for "Refrigerator Dill Pickles" which I cut out from the June/July 2009 issue of Taste of Home. After I made the recipe, I went to the recipe on their site to write a review, and in doing so realized that Taste of Home updated the recipe after printing it. Apparently they realized the original recipe was way too salty- which is true. After the pickles soaked last night for only about 30 mins they were way almost inedible. I watered down the mixture they were soaking in, and then an hour later I drained them totally from the juice and put them in the fridge. I think if the updated recipe was made these would be pretty amazing, though I think I would use less sugar than called for because I don't like sweet pickles. I will definitely make these again following the updated recipe. The recipe I made called for 15 small pickling cucumbers, 1 cup canning salt and no sugar and the rest of the ingredients were the same. I think sugar would help tone down the "bite" of these pickles. I also made sure to write to the editor of Taste of Home and let them know how they should have printed a correction to this recipe in a subsequent issue.