Ingredients

  • 12 clove garlic
  • 12 slices horseradish, about 1 inch rounds
  • 12 whole black pepper corns
  • 3 bay leaves, halved
  • 12 small red peppers, thai peppers are good
  • 6 handfuls fresh dill, heads, fronds, skinny stems, chopped
  • 6 fresh grape leaves
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 cups vinegar
  • ½ cup pickling salt
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoon pickling spice
  • ½ teaspoon alum

Directions

1. In sterile quart jars, place 2 cloves garlic, 2 slices horseradish, 2 whole black pepper corns 2 small hot red peppers, 1/2 bay leaf and a handfull of coarsely chopped dill.
2. Start packing jar with large cucumbers, then surround with smaller cucumbers. Pack tightly.
3. Bring remaining ingredients to a boil and boil for at least 5 minutes, then add 1/2 tsp alum.
4. Pour hot pickling liquid into jars and put on sterilized lids. Do not twist rings tightly, best to tighten down then back off a bit. Boil jars until small bubbles begin to appear in the pickle jars. Covering the pot may cook them too fast.
5. Let cool, check for seal, tighten screw lid. Store for 1 month before eating.



Categories
Dill, pickles
Keywords
Dill pickles
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