Garlic Dill Pickles - Country Living

Title:
Garlic Dill Pickles - Country Living

Yield:
2 Servings

Categories:
Preserves,
Pickles




Ingredients:





     2 tb Mixed pickling spices


     3 c  White distilled vinegar


     3 c  Water (if the tap water in


          -your home is hard or high


          -in mineral content, use


          -bottled water to avoid


          -getting shriveled


          -or dark pickles)


     6 tb Sugar


     6 tb Pickling or coarse


          -(kosher) salt


    10    4-inch-long pickling


          -cucumbers


     4    Fresh or dried dill seed


          -heads


     4    Cloves garlic


     4    Small dried red chili


          -peppers






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


 a small bag. In stainless-steel 3-quart saucepan, heat spice   bag,


 vinegar, water, sugar, and salt to boiling. Reduce heat to low,   cover,


 and simmer vinegar mixture, or brine, 15 minutes.


 


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


 processing. Halve cucumbers lengthwise. Pack lightly into hot jars; place
2


 dill seed heads, 2 cloves garlic, and 2 red peppers into each jar.


 


 3. Discard spice bag from brine. Ladle simmering brine over cucumbers,


 leaving 1/2 inch space at the top of jar. Keep brine simmering while


 filling both jars. Place small knife or metal spatula between cu- cumbers


 and inside of jar. Move knife around jar to release any air bubbles that


 may exist. Sea] jars with caps.


 


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


 before serving. Store opened jar of pickles in the   refrigerator.


 


 Nutrition information per pickle half-protein gram; fat: 1 grain;


 carbohydrate: 1 gram; fiber. @58 gram; sodium: 741 milligrams; cholesterol:


 0; calories: 5.      Country Living/May/94 Scanned & fixed by DP & GG


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #312


 


 Date: Mon, 25 Nov 1996 10:38:22 -0500


 


 From: kmeade@IDS2.IDSONLINE.COM (The Meades)