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Classic Dill Pickles

Author
Gathering Place
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Servings
6
Category

Vegetables

Cuisine

American

Ingredients

  • 15–20 cucumbers
  • 3 cups apple cider vinegar
  • 2 3⁄4 cups water
  • ¼ cup Gathering Place Antarctic Pure course sea salt
  • 1 tsp. Gathering Place Pickling Spice
  • 2 heads of fresh dill
  • 3 cloves of garlic

Directions

  1. Bring brine (ingredients above) to a boil.
  2. Fill each jar with: 1 tsp. Gathering Place Pickling Spice, 2 heads of fresh dill, 3 cloves of garlic.
  3. Stuff sterilized jars with cucumbers, filling the space as tightly as possible.
  4. Pour boiling brine over cucumbers, leaving 2cm space to the rim.
  5. Wipe rims of jars and seal with undamaged lids (be sure not to over tighten lids).
  6. Place jars in hot water bath for 8 minutes.
  7. Remove from water and listen for the happy snapping of the seals as the jars cool.