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Dill Pickles

2025 Recipe

Makes close to 16 Litres of pickles.

Ingredients

20 Pound Batch
20 lbs cucumbers
2 of those 5 packs of Garlic Cloves
2 large bunches of fresh dill
16 cups of water (4 Litres)
2 Litres + 3 cups pickling vinegar
1 1/3 cup of pickling salt

Directions

  1. Scrub cukes and trim the blossom end (opposite end to stem).
  2. Prep garlic and dill so that it’s readt to go.
  3. Prep canner and jars a la America’s Test Kitchen.
  4. Brine: bring vinegar, water and salt to a low boil and brine becomes clear.
  5. Jars: 4 or 5 cloves of garlic, fresh dill, 1/4 tsp pickle crisp, few peppercorns, 1/4 tsp dill seed.
  6. Pack with cucumbers and ladle brine, leave 1/2 inch of headspace.
  7. Process for 20 mins in canner - start timer when boiling.
  8. Shut off heat and let sit in canner for 5 minutes before removing.
  9. Let cool 24 hours, wipe jars and check seal.

Original

Makes 8 500ml (1 pint) Jars

[Canning Kitchen: Crunchy Dill Pickles]

Made Aug 25, 2018 The Brine is doubled here from the CK recipe as I found I needed it.

Ingredients

Single BatchDouble BatchTriple Batch
5 lbs cucumbers10 lbs cucumbers15 lbs cucumbers
16 Garlic Cloves32 Garlic Cloves48 garlic cloves
1 large bunch of fresh dill2 large bunches of fresh dill3 large bunches of fresh dill
8 cups of water (2 Litres)16 cups of water (4 Litres)6 Litres of water
5 1/2 cups pickling vinegar2 Litres + 3 cups pickling vinegar4 Litres pickling vinegar
2/3 cup of pickling salt1 1/3 cup of pickling salt2 cups of pickling salt

Directions

  1. Scrub cukes and trim the blossom end (opposite end to stem).
  2. Prep canner and jars a la America’s Test Kitchen.
  3. Brine: bring vinegar, water and salt to a low boil and brine becomes clear.
  4. Jars: 2 cloves of garlic, fresh dill, 1/4 tsp pickle crisp, few peppercorns.
  5. Pack with cucumbers and ladel brine, leave 1/2 inch of headspace.
  6. Process for 20 mins in canner - start timer when boiling.
  7. Shut off heat and let sit in canner for 5 minutes before removing.
  8. Let cool 24 hours, wipe jars and check seal.

Wait 3 - 4 weeks for pickles.

Mary Prada’s Pickles

Brine

  • 6 Quarts of water
  • 1 Quart of white vinegar
  • 1 1/2 cups pickling salt
  • 1/4 cup pickling spice

Directions

  1. Wash pickles and pack into jars with dill on bottowm and 1 clove of garlic.
  2. Place dill on top with another clove of garlic - 1 whole stem of dill per 2 quart jar.
  3. Cook brine for about 15 min - fill and process.