kosher dills

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74 Pinches
Fayetteville, AR
Updated on Feb 23, 2011

I didn't grow up aroud canning, I got into it when I married my husband. We have gardens every year and to help w/expense throughout the rest of the year I can a lot of what we grow. I've learned a lot from my mother-in-law and online as well.

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Ingredients

  • - this is the standard recipe if you have just 4 lbs of cukes, i usually have bags and bags that i do at a time.
  • 4 pounds pickling cukes
  • 14 cloves garlic peeled and split
  • 1/4 cup pickling salt
  • 2 3/4 cups white vinegar
  • 2 3/4 cups water
  • 12 - 14 - sprigs fresh dill
  • 28 - peppercorns

How To Make kosher dills

  • Step 1
    Wash and sterilize 6-7 pints or 3-4 quart jars, lids and rings.
  • Step 2
    Wash and prepare cukes to your liking (quartered lengthwise, sliced thin rounds, sliced thin lenghwise, chunks, etc.)
  • Step 3
    Combine garlic, salt, vinegar and water (brine); heat to boiling.
  • Step 4
    In the bottom of each jar place 4 (or 8 depending on pint or quart) peppercorns as well as dill.
  • Step 5
    Remove garlic from boiling brine and divide equally between jars. Pack cukes in jars to within an inch of the top.
  • Step 6
    Pour brine over cukes to within 1/2 inch of top. Top with a lid/ring and place in water bath.
  • Step 7
    When all jars are in boiling water bath process 10 minutes. Jars 'pop' when removed from bath.

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