Dill Pickles

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 1

Chilling Time: 1

Serves 16

Learn how to make pickles at home! They're crisp, tangy, and refreshing - a perfect snack or sandwich fixing.

Equipment

8-Ounce Weck Jars (love these for canning!)

Ingredients

12 to 14 Persian cucumbers or 8 to 10 pickling cucumbers
4 garlic cloves, halved
2 teaspoons mustard seeds
2 teaspoons peppercorns
Fresh dill sprigs, a few per jar
2 cups water
2 cups distilled white vinegar
¼ cup cane sugar
2 tablespoons sea salt

Instructions

To make dill pickle spears, slice the cucumbers lengthwise into quarters. To make dill pickle chips, thinly slice them horizontally.
Divide the cucumbers among 4 (8-ounce) or 2 (16-ounce) jars. Divide the garlic, mustard seeds, peppercorns, and dill sprigs among each jar.
Heat the water, vinegar, sugar, and salt in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the sugar and salt dissolve, about 1 minute. Let cool slightly and pour over the cucumbers. Set aside to cool to room temperature, then store the pickles in the fridge.
Pickle spears will be lightly pickled in 2 days, but their best flavor will start to develop around day 5 or 6. Pickle chips will be lightly pickled in 1 day, and will become more flavorful every day after that. Store in the fridge for several weeks.

Notes

Pictured are these Weck jars.

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