Zesty Pickles
Zesty Pickles
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10-15
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Pickling cucumbers
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2 qt
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Water
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1/3 cup
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Uniodized or sea salt
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1/4 cup
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Apple cider vinegar
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3 to 4
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Large sprigs of dill
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4 ea
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Bay leaves
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10 ea
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Whole allspice
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10 ea
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Large sliced cloves of garlic
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1 tbs
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Whole mustard seed
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1/2 tbs
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Crushed red pepper (optional)
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Wash and sanitize the jar along with the lid, stopper and airlock.
Combine salt, water and vinegar to make brine. Stir and set aside.
Lay the jar on its side and stack the half cucumbers in the bottom like a log pile. Add the rest of the spices and dill. Then add the rest of the cucumbers repeating the stacking process in the upper half of the jar.
Add the brine to the top of the jar. Tighten the lid down and add more brine. The jar should be filled to the very top. (Clean water can be used to top it off.) Then attach the airlock and stopper filling the airlock half way with water.
Place a bowl under the jar and but it in a cool dark place. In two to three days the liquid will become cloudy.
Wait three days after the brine becomes cloudy, and then replace the airlock with small rubber stopper and place in the refrigerator.
When chilled enough enjoy.
