gramma dippolds dill pickles

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93 Pinches
North Syracuse, NY
Updated on May 1, 2012

I've been eating these since i as a little girl.Now that Gramma has passed it's my job to now make the pickles,which i love doing.We grow the cukes every year they go crazy sometimes and climb up the fence almost to the roof if we don't catch them in time.

prep time 1 Hr
cook time 1 Hr
method ---
yield

Ingredients

  • 4-5 quarts canning jars
  • 50 small pickling cucumbers
  • 5 - heads (the flowering parts)you can also use 1/2 teaspoon dillweed if that's all you have
  • 5 cloves garlic peeled
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons alum
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup plain salt (not iodized)
  • 1 teaspoon picking spice per jar

How To Make gramma dippolds dill pickles

  • Step 1
    To each jar add 1 clove garlic,the dill,1/4 teaspoon alum.Pack the scrubbed cukes into each jar as many as possible,if you'd like you may also cut the cukes into spears or chunks.
  • Step 2
    Add the water,salt,and vinegar to a sauce pan bring to a boil.
  • Step 3
    While this is boiling place the canning jar seals in a small pan of simmering water.They have to be wet to seal the jars.
  • Step 4
    Ladle the brine mixture into the quart jars,right to the very top. Place seal on top of jar and seal with the ring.Place on a dishtowel,let cool no processing needed.
  • Step 5
    If you have cukes leftover just make another batch,i usually triple this recipe.The fronds can also be used i use all the dill parts.It's just the flowers look so much prettier.

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