Dill Pickles

Name: Dill Pickles
Ingredients: 4 lb. (4-inch) pickling cucumbers; 6 Tbsp. salt; 3 c. apple cider vinegar; 3 c. water; 1 c. dill seed; 21 peppercorns

6 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

4 lb. (4-inch) pickling cucumbers
6 Tbsp. salt
3 c. apple cider vinegar
3 c. water
1 c. dill seed
21 peppercorns

Directions

1

Wash cucumbers; cut in lengthwise halves.
2

Combine salt, vinegar and water.
3

Heat to boiling.
4

Pack cucumbers into clean hot (1-pint) jars.
5

Add about 2 tablespoons dill seed and 3 peppercorns to each jar.
6

Fill with syrup to within 1/2-inch of jar top. Immediately adjust lids.
7

Process in boiling water bath (212°) for 15 minutes.
8

Remove jars from canner and complete seals unless closures are self-sealing type.
9

Makes 7 pints.