peppered garlic dill pickles

Name: Peppered Garlic Dill Pickles
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3 tablespoon(s) pickling spice; 6 cup(s) white or cider vinegar (5% min); 6 cup(s) water; 1 cup(s) raw brown sugar; 2/3 cup(s) pickling or canning salt (kosher salt can be used); 6 - bay leaves; 1-1/2 teaspoon(s) whole black peppercorns; 6 clove(s) fresh garlic; 3 teaspoon(s) mustard seeds; 12 - heads (sprigs) fresh dill; 12-13-1/2 cup(s) washed, sliced, trimmed pickling cucumbers (1/4" thick slices)

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Donna Young

Baltimore, MD

Updated on Aug 8, 2011

I made this recipe in memory of the many years I canned pickles with my dear grandmother. It is a mix of spices between two recipes from the Ball Book of Canning (Bible of Canning).

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Nothing like fresh canned garlic dill pickles.

prep time 1 Hr

cook time 1 Hr

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yield 6 pints

Ingredients

3 tablespoons pickling spice
6 cups white or cider vinegar (5% min)
6 cups water
1 cup raw brown sugar
2/3 cup pickling or canning salt (kosher salt can be used)
6 - bay leaves
1-1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
6 cloves fresh garlic
3 teaspoons mustard seeds
12 - heads (sprigs) fresh dill
12-13-1/2 cups washed, sliced, trimmed pickling cucumbers (1/4" thick slices)

How To Make peppered garlic dill pickles

Step 1

Prepare canner, jars, and lids

Step 2

Tie pickling spice in a square of cheesecloth to create spice bag.
Step 3

In large stainless steel saucepan, combine vinegar, water, sugar, pickling salt, and spice bag. Bring to boil over med-high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar and salt. Reduce heat and boil gently for 15 minutes, until spices have infused liquid.
Step 4

Place 1 bay leaf, 1/4 tsp. black peppercorns, 1 clove garlic, 1/2 tsp. mustard seeds, and 2 heads of dill into each jar. Pack cucumber slices into hot jars to within a generous 1/2" of top of jar. Ladel hot pickling liquid into jar to cover cucumbers, leaving 1/2" headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary by adding hot liquid. Wipe rims. Center lid on jar. Screw band down until resistence is met, then increase to finger-tip tight.
Step 5

Place jars in canner, ensuring they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil and process for 15 minutes. Turn off and remove canner lid. Wait 5 minutes, then remove jars, cool and store.
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