Slices of crunchy traditional dill pickle add added zest to a plain sandwich.
| Servings: | 30 |
| Yield: | 3 pints |
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Ball® Mixed Pickling Spice
- 2 ½ cups cider vinegar
- 2 ½ cups water
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup Ball® Preserving & Pickling Salt
- 3 bay leaves
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 ½ teaspoons mustard seeds
- 3 heads fresh dill
- 8 cups sliced, trimmed pickling cucumbers (1/4-inch slices)
- ⅛ teaspoon Ball® Pickle Crisp® Granules
- 3 Ball® or Kerr® Pint (16 oz) Jars with lids and bands
Instructions
- Inspect 3 pint-sized jars for cracks and rings for rust, discarding any defective ones. Immerse in simmering water until pickles are ready. Wash new, unused lids and rings in warm soapy water.
- Tie pickling spices in a square of cheesecloth, creating a spice bag.
- Combine vinegar, water, sugar, pickling salt, and spice bag in a stainless steel saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar and salt. Reduce heat and boil gently for 15 minutes, until spices have infused the liquid.
- When the pickling liquid is almost finished, place a rack in the bottom of a large stockpot and fill halfway with water. Bring to a boil.
- Remove pint jars from the simmering water; place 1 bay leaf, 1 garlic clove, 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds, and 1 head dill into each jar. Pack cucumber slices into hot jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Divide pickle crisp granules between the jars.
- Ladle hot pickling liquid into jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Remove air bubbles; measure headspace again. If needed, add more cucumbers to meet recommended headspace. Wipe the rims, then center lids on jars; screw bands until finger-tight.
- Use a holder to lower jars 2 inches apart into the boiling water. Pour in more boiling water to cover jars by at least 1 inch. Bring to a rolling boil, cover, and process for 15 minutes.
- Remove stockpot lid. Remove jars from the stockpot and let rest, several inches apart, for 12 to 24 hours. Press the center of each lid with a finger to ensure the lid does not move up or down. Remove the rings for storage and store in a cool, dark area.
Reviews
I made them and left the sugar out. Now I am waiting for the cure time to elapse so I can try them.
Made 6 pints using 5 pounds of cucumbers. Came out excellent.
This is amazing I love Using Apple cider vinegar when pickling I did not use a cheesecloth I just took the pickling spice and put it all in together
I am new to this,at the end it said cool and store does this mean I don’t have to refrigerate the jars. also, fresh dill is there any way to save it. one bunch was way more than i needed.
My husband made this recipe for the first time. He is new to pickling/canning but swears he followed the recipe to a “T”, except he used a different brand of pickling salt, Morton All Natural Canning and Pickling Salt (already had it on hand, so why buy more?). The pickles turned out WAY too salty for everyone’s liking. It’s a shame because we have a lot of pickles that probably won’t get eaten. This seems to be the only negative review on this recipe, so I’m willing to consider that maybe something he did, or didn’t do, had an affect on the outcome. Any input from other users of this recipe would be greatly appreciated.
these are good if you take out the sugar. I made mine with a little kick and added red pepper flakes to 2 jars and left out the sugar for the other jars this is the classic dill pickles slice recipe that will stay in my recipe box.. if you like the sweetness keep it in or just try it in one or two jar I don’t care for the sweet so I kept it out… thanks for sharing your recipe….
These were very good pickles. I tried three recipes and my family liked these the best. I only put 2T of sugar.. we don’t like them too sweet.
These are excellent dill pickles. Wonderful flavor. I was given a jar and absolutely love them. The slight sweetness reminds me of German dills.
I made these when my garden was overflowing with cucumbers. I have been in search of a good sliced dill recipe for sometime. These were easy to make. I just opened my first jar yesterday when we grilled hamburgers. Contrary to the first review, we did not find these too sweet for our burgers at all. They are tasty! I will definitely be keeping this recipe.
These had good flavor but too sweet to be good on hamburgers. I think that I will take these and make sweet relish out them. It will taste good on hot dogs.