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Garlic Dill Pickles - Country Living

Title: Garlic Dill Pickles - Country Living is a home-style recipe. Serves 2. Categories: relishes/preserves 2 tb Mixed pickling spices 3 c White distilled vinegar 3 c Water (if the tap water in -your hom 6 tb Sugar 6 tb Pickling or coarse (kosher) -salt 10 4-inch-long pickling -cucumbers 4 Fresh...

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp
• 3 cup
• 3 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Cucumbers 4 Fresh or dried dill seed

2. 2

   In small piece of double-thick cheesecloth, tie pickling spices to form a small bag.

3. 3

   In stainless-steel 3-quart saucepan, heat spice bag, vinegar, water, sugar, and salt to boiling.

4. 4

   Reduce heat to low, cover, an d simmer vinegar mixture, or brine, 15 minutes.

5. 5

   Meanwhile, prepare 2 wide-mouth 1-quart canning jars and caps for processing.

6. 6

   Halve cucumbers lengthwise.

7. 7

   Pack lightly into hot jars; place 2 dill seed heads, 2 cloves garlic, and 2 red peppers into each jar.

8. 8

   Discard spice bag from brine.

9. 9

   Ladle simmering brine over cucumbers, leaving 1/2 inch space at th e top of jar.

10. 10

    Keep brine simmering while filling both jars.

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    Place small knife or metal spatula between cu- cumbers and inside of jar.

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    Place jars on rack in 12-quart canner filled with boiling water (water should cover top of jars by an inch); cover canner and process jars 15 minutes.

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    Cool jars; label and store in cool, dark place at least 2 months before serving.

14. 14

    Store opened jar of pickles in the refrigerator.

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