Ingredients:
4 pounds Pickling Cucumbers
3 1/2 tablespoons kosher (coarse) salt
2 tablespoons chopped garlic
1 1/2 tablespoons mustard seeds
1 1/2 tablespoons black peppercorns
1 1/2 tablespoons dill seeds or fresh dill heads
bay leaves
3 cups water — bottled
3 cups white vinegar
Preparation:
- Wash cucumbers thoroughly.
- Combine kosher salt, mustard seeds, black peppercorns, chopped garlic, dill seeds, water & vinegar in a saucepan. Heat to boiling.
- Pack cucumbers into clean jars.
- Fill with vinegar-water solution to 1/4 inch of top. Seal.
- Submerge jars in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes. Remove at once when 10 minutes are up.
