Easy Dill Pickles As Little As 1 Jar At A Time Food

EASY DILL PICKLES, AS LITTLE AS 1 JAR AT A TIME!

Steps:

• Wash cucumbers well and cut off blossom end by about 1/4 inch. This is where the enzymes that make pickles too soft mainly is so trimming them will help the pickles stay crispy. If you cant tell which end is the blossom end its the lighter colored end.
• Prepare the cucumbers as you wish by leaving small ones whole for baby dills, cutting them in half length wise then each half in thirds or fourths length wise to make spears, slicing rounds for hamburger chips or chopping finely for dill relish.
• Start the jars by putting the leaf in the bottom first then the spices. Next add the prepared cucumbers to the neck of the jars. Add the vinegar then enough HOT water to 1/4" from the top.
• Wipe the top rim of the jar(s) clean and place a sterilized NEW lid on each jar. Screw the ring band on and tighten.
• Place in water bath canner or stock pot with hot water in it. Make sure water level is at least one inch over the tallest jar. Bring canner to a boil. Process exactly 10 minutes. Count processing time from the time the water canner STARTS to come to a full rolling boil, not the time the jars are placed in the canner.
• Remove jars when time has been reached and cool on a towel on the counter. If they seal they are good for one year, if they don't put them in the fridge and use those ones first. They are good right away but are even better when they have been in the brine for a week. ENJOY!

EASY DILL PICKLES

Steps:

• Wash the cucumbers and remove any stems.
• Cover with cold water and refrigerate overnight or for several hours.
• Pack the cucumbers into pint jars as tightly as possible.
• Poke in 2 springs of dill.
• Bring the cider vinegar, water, salt and garlic cloves (12 to 16 cloves depending on your taste) to a boil.
• Boil for 2 minutes.
• Fish out the garlic cloves with a slotted spoon and put one in each jar (or to taste) while the brine cools slightly.
• Pour the hot brine into the jars and seal.

DILL PICKLES-(ONE JAR AT A TIME)

Steps:

• Place heads of dill and garlic in hot sterilized quart jar. Fill with small cucumbers to within 1 inch of top.
• Brine: Combine water, venegar and salt in saucepan.
• Bring to a boil.
• Pour over cucumbers to within 1/4 inch of top with boiling vinegar.
• Seal.
• Makes one quart.

SMALL-BATCH REFRIGERATOR DILL PICKLES

Steps:

• To make the brine, put water, vinegar, and salt in a small saucepan and heat to boiling. Remove from heat. (You can skip this step, but then your pickles will take longer to mature.).
• Pack each sterilized jar with prepared carrots, 1 sprig of dill, 1 clove of garlic, 1 bay leaf, and some of the mustard seeds, peppercorns, and chili flakes. I like to use miniature baby carrots (Green Giant kind) and just leave them whole. You can sterilize your jars by running them through the dishwasher and then not touching the insides or lip again.
• Pour the hot brine into the jars, filling the jar up to the inner lip (about 1/2" from the top). Screw on a lid and let them sit out on the counter for an hour or two to cool, then put in the fridge.
• Your pickles will be ready in about a week, depending on how thick the veggies are. Baby corn is usually ready in just a few days, but baby carrots take at least a week for the flavor to get to the center.