Bessie’s Dill Pickles

(from GEORGE’s recipe box)

I haven’t made these, but hers were always good.
Little different pickle…she puts a little sugar and less salt.

Source: Bessie Bartek Divis (from RecipeThing user cokerlj) (from RecipeThing user Louie1234) (from RecipeThing user GATOR)

Categories: Czech Family Recipes, Pickling

Ingredients

  • Pickling cucumbers, washed
  • 3 cups distilled water
  • 1/2 cup 90 or 100 grain vinegar (10% acidity)
  • 3 tablespoons canning salt
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 cloves garlic per jar
  • 1 head fresh dill per jar
  • 1/4/onion per jar
  • 1 red pepper (optional) per jar
  • 2 GRAPE LEAVES

Directions

  1. Place in bottom of each jar…dill, red pepper, onion, garlic.

  2. Pack jars very tightly with clean washed pickling cucumbers.

  3. Bring to a rolling boil, water, vinegar, salt, sugar. Pour over pickles in jar, filling completely.

  4. put grape leaves in at the bottom of jar, makes pickles crispier

  5. Place lids and rings on tightly.

  6. Place in hot water bath for 1o-15 minutes, just until pickles change colors.

  7. Remove from hot water bath and cool.

  8. Age for 5-6 weeks in cool dark cabinet.

  9. Chill to eat.

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