INGREDIENTS
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8 lbs of 3 to 5-inch pickling cucumbers
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2 gallons water
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1 1/4 cups canning or pickling salt (divided)
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1 1/2 qt vinegar (5%)
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1/4 cup sugar
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2 quarts water
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2 tbsp. whole mixed pickling spice
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3 tbsp. whole mustard seed
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(2 tsp. per quart jar)
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21 heads to about 14 heads fresh dill (3 heads to 1 1/2 heads per pint)
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or 7 tbsp to 4 1/2 tbsp dill seed (1 tbsp. to 1 1/2 tsp. per pint)