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1 tb dill seed or 2 3 fresh dill heads. Pack cucumbers into jars to within 1 2 in.
3 5 good sized fresh pickling cucumbers.
Dill garlic pickle recipe. Place five garlic clove halves and five dill heads in each of three hot 1 quart jars. Pack cucumbers into jars to within 1 2 in. In a large saucepan bring water vinegar salt and pepper flakes to a boil.
Carefully ladle hot liquid over cucumbers leaving 1 2 in. Add remaining five garlic clove halves to each jar. For this homemade garlic dill pickle recipe you can fiddle with the spices and the additions of dill onions garlic etc.
However you need to make sure your pickling brine keeps a ratio of at least 3 parts vinegar to 4 parts water. Cucumbers contain very limited acidity and typically have a ph of 5 12 to 5 78. Place 1 head fresh dill or 1 tsp 5 ml dill seeds and 1 clove garlic into each jar.
Pour boiling vinegar mixture over cucumbers to within 1 2 inch 1 cm of rim head space. Place crushed smashed garlic cloves dried chili peppers and peppercorns in the jars with the pickles. Add the salt to the jars 1 tablespoon in each jar then the fresh dill on top.
Combine the apple cider vinegar and water in a small bowl or measuring cup and pour to the top of each jar just covering the top of the ingredients. In each wide mouth pint jar first add the pickling spice blend 3 garlic cloves followed by the cucumbers sliced the way you prefer or left whole. Down the sides as you are adding the cucumbers put in 2 3 sprigs of fresh dill and 1 bay leaf.
Pour the vinegar mixture over the cucumbers leaving a space of about 1 4 inch from the top. Combine vinegar water and salt in sauce pan and bring to a boil. Equally divide garlic cloves dill seed black peppercorns and red chili flakes between jars.
Pack prepared cucumbers into jars as tightly as you can without crushing them. 3 5 good sized fresh pickling cucumbers. 2 cloves garlic or 2 tsp.
1 tb dill seed or 2 3 fresh dill heads. Fine sea salt i actually use pink himalayan salt 1 quart water filtered is a better choice but tap will work you might be wondering what dill heads also called head of dill are. Place the garlic and dill in the bottom of each jar along with optional red pepper flakes.
Pack the cucumbers on top leaving a 1 2 to 1 inch of head space. In a large saucepan combine water vinegar spices salt and sugar. Bring to a boil reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
In each quart sized canning jar place 1 head of dill 2 cloves of garlic 1 tsp. Of pickling spice 1 tbs. Pack the cucumbers into the canning jars then cover with hot brine leaving 1 2 inch of headroom.
Remove any air bubbles from the jars wipe the rims clean and place the jar lids on finger tight. In a stockpot bring water vinegar and salt to a boil. Pack cucumbers into nine hot quart jars within 1 2 in.