"Fresh garlic cloves, homemade pickling spice, and chili peppers give these homemade pickles a deliciously spicy kick for canning or refrigerator pickles...."
INGREDIENTS
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2 tablespoons black peppercorns
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2 tablespoons mustard seeds
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2 tablespoons coriander seeds
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2 tablespoons dill seed
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1 tablespoon allspice berries
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1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
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10-12 bay leaves (crumbled)
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1/2 bushel pickling cucumbers (scrubbed clean and kept whole or sliced)
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2 cups apple cider vinegar
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2 cups white vinegar
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4 cups water
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5 tablespoons pickling salt
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Homemade pickling spice (recipe above) (2-3 tablespoons per jar)
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Dried dill weed from a 2-ounce package (2-3 fronds and stalks per jar)
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10-18 small Thai red peppers (split down the middle but not separated, leaving seeds intact (2-3 per jar))
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20-30 whole garlic cloves (peeled and lightly smashed (4-5 per jar))