Grace Armour's Dill Pickles

Recipe Ingredients

24		Cucumbers - (3" to 4" long)
6		Garlic cloves - (to 7)
6		Dill flower heads - (to 7)
		Mustard seed - as needed
		Brine
2 cups	474ml	Cider vinegar
4 cups	948ml	Water
2 tablespoons	30ml	Pickling salt

Recipe Instructions

Wash and scrub cucumbers cutting out any imperfections. Soak in ice water two to three hours or longer.

Prepare brine. To each 1-pint-sized jar add 1 clove garlic, 1 head of dill and 1/2 teaspoon mustard seed. Place 3 to 4 cucumbers in each jar. Bring brine to a boil and keep hot while filling jars.

Pour hot brine over cucumbers to within 1/2-inch of jar tops. Adjust lids and process in a boiling water bath of 212 degrees for 15 minutes.

This recipe yields 6 or 7 pints.

Source:
Lynn Thomas on the Food Forum BB at http://food.bb.prodigy.net/

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