cucumbers

The Best Pickles

You will love these garlic sweet dill pickles because they are the best! The flavor of garlic with dill is awesome. They’re great on grilled burgers, ham and cheese sandwiches, or in chicken salad. Oh yes, they’re pretty good just by themselves – which is why an opened jar never lasts long at my house.

Not only are they delicious, they’re also soooo easy to do.

We’re talking the usual sugar, vinegar, water and salt; add some fresh dill and a garlic bud and (of course) the sliced cucumbers.

How easy is that?!

About the Recipe

I can these by the quart and by the pint.  The size jar I open up depends on how many people will be eating at my table that night.

For each pint jar, you will need two cups of sliced cucumbers. You can slice and measure all of them ahead of time, or just do it jar by jar. Then you’ll know exactly how much brine you’ll need.

I got this recipe from a friend, and later I also found it in the Mennonite Country Style Recipes cookbook.

So if your garden is producing an excess of cucumbers this summer, wash and slice those cukes and add the garlic and dill; then pour in the liquid and you’re all set.

This recipe makes enough brine for 6-8 pint.

How Water Bath

If you think you don’t have a way to hot water bath something, you’re wrong.

Use a large kettle with a rack. If you don’t have a rack, you can use slats of wood or put a towel in the bottom. You need something on the bottom of the kettle so the jars won’t be touching the bottom. Put the jars in the kettle and put enough water in to come up to the necks of the jars. Bring water to a boil and boil for  8-10 minutes.

When you take them out of the water, the lids might not be sealed. Give it some time and before long, you’ll hear that popping sound that signals the lid is sealed.

This is a re-post from four years ago. We’re nearing the end of cucumber season, so this is the time to be canning these beauties.

My Favorite Garlic Sweet Dill Pickles

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So easy to prepare and simple to can. And, of course, delicious and easy to serve! This recipe is per quart but you can halve it and do pints instead.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 10 mins

Total Time 20 mins

Course Pickles

Servings 6 pint

Ingredients

  

• 3 cups sugar
• 1 cup vinegar
• 3 cups water
• 2 Tablespoon salt
• 1 garlic bud
• 1-2 sprigs fresh green dill

Instructions

 

• Wash and slice medium-size pickles 1/4 inch thick into jars.
• Place 1 garlic bud and 1-2 sprigs fresh green dill into each quart
• Combine the other ingredients in a saucepan.
• Heat to boiling, then pour over the cucumbers in jars.
• Process in boiling water bath for 8-10 minutes.
• Let sit in jars for 1-2 weeks.