Dill Pickles

preserves · from the kitchen of Joan's mother's

Dill Pickles — front of the card
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Dill Pickles — back of the card
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30 min active · 13 hr total · several quarts (times estimated)

Ingredients

  • cucumbers
  • garlic
  • dill

Brine

  • 1 quart vinegar
  • 2 quarts water
  • 1 cup salt

Steps

  1. Wash cucumbers and soak for 12 hours in cold water.
  2. Pack cucumbers into jars, placing garlic and dill in the bottom of each jar and again on top.

Brine

  1. Combine 1 quart vinegar, 2 quarts water, and 1 cup salt to make the brine.
  2. Pour the brine over the cucumbers while boiling hot.
  1. Seal the jars.