Need a good pickle recipe

[nchomemaker]

I'm going to have a lot of cucumbers and I need a good pickle recipe. One that the pickles stay crispy. I've made pickles before but they have turned out limp and and I just don't like limp pickles! I need recipes for both dill and sweet.

 

[Dennis Olson]

DW has a great recipe for "hot" garlic dills. You interested?

 

[Gingergirl]

We love pickles!

Our favorite dill is form WWW. recipegoldmine.com and is so easy:

CLAUSSEN KOSHER DILL PICKLES

1 1/2 quarts boiled water, cooled
2 dill flowers
2 garlic cloves, peeled and halved
1 1/4 pounds (8 to 10) pickling cucmbers
6 long sprigs fresh dill
1 tablespoon coarse kosher salt
1/2 cup white vinegar

Put dill flower and parlic in bottm of Mason jar. Add the cucumbers. Put sprigs of dill in center of cucumbers. Add salt and vinegar, then fill jar with boiled water that is now cool to within 1/8 of top. Put on seal and ring. Shake to dissolve salt. Set upside down on counter away from sunlight and heat. Let sit 4 to 5 days turning the jar either upright or upside down each day.

Let sit upright 2 more days, then refrigerate. Lasts about 6 months.


My tips: Use smaller cukes, 1/2 gallon jars, use canning salt, increase vinegar as the season progresses.

ENJOY

 

[nchomemaker]

Thanks but I don't think I would like the hot dill ones.

I will give the Claussen Dill recipe a try. It sounds easy. I have one question though. I do have Dill growing in my garden but will it flower to get the needed flowers in the recipe? Thank you for this recipe.

 

[briches]

Dennis,

I would love your wife's pickle recipe- sounds like something my hubby would enjoy! Thanks!

 

[Gingergirl]

nchomemaker

It may vary in different climates, but here in zone 5, my dill flowers at about 6 weeks.

Hope this turns out as good as ours.