Aunt Edna's Dill Pickles

Submitted by Kat2355

"Aunt Edna's pickles always turn out right, and are delicious! Several in the family could eat a whole jar or more if you let us! Eat in a minimum one week, though more than two weeks is recommended. "

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 12-20 jars

ingredients

• 50 small cucumbers (enough for many jars)
• 20 sprigs dill
• 12 -20 cloves garlic, sliced (1 clove per jar)
• 12 cups water
• 4 cups vinegar
• 3⁄4 cup pickling salt
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• to taste carrot, sliced (optional)

directions

1. How many cucumbers? Who knows. Obviously lots.
2. Wash cukes and rub off spines.
3. Arrange in sterilized jars, add dill, garlic, and a few sliced carrots, if using.
4. Bring water, vinegar, salt, and sugar to a boil and pour into jars.
5. Seal jars (by hand) then immerse jars in hot water bath for a few minutes to seal.

Reviews

[sharon2]

Hurray for Aunt Edna!!!! My Grandmother made they this way and now I have the recipe to carry on have been searching the web for the missing link all say to saok this I know was not the way we did it we picked and canned. Thanks again. Sharon

 

[LadyBulldog]

These are amazing! Thanks for your recipe. I also varied by slicing up some jalapenos and putting it in the brine with the cucumber and it was perfect.

 

[trish_lewis_p]

Wonderful flavour! I added more dill and garlic to all bottles. Loved the carrots. Easy to make. Thanks.

 

[enigma535]

Good, nice flavor and easy to make. I added a hot pepper to each jar just to give the pickles a little kick.

 

[Susie Fett]

Wow my family and friends can't get enough of them. Thank you for such a quick and easy recipe. Susie Fett