Refrigerator Garlic Dill Pickles
Not only are these pickles delicious but very easy to make.
Ingredients
- 4 quarts Pickling Cucumbers rinsed of any dirt
- 4 heads Fresh pickling dill halved
- 1/2 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
- 1 quart Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1 quart Water
- 1/4 cup Pickling Spice Mix
Instructions
- Pack each quart jar with four sliced cloves of garlic. Add to that one head (halved) of dill and a pinch of red pepper flakes.
- In a 2.5 quart or larger kettle mix the vinegar, water, pickling spices, pickling salt, sugar, turmeric, and fresh pickling dill. Bring mixture to a boil and boil for five minutes.
- While that is boiling, start packing your cucumbers into the jars.
- Remove the pickling brine from the heat and strain. Pour liquid into jars leaving 1/4 head space. Put your lids on and let them cool to room temperature then refrigerate.
Notes
I usually make both half gallons and quarts. The half gallons stay for home use and the quarts I give away.
If you like your pickles a bit on the spicy side you can add more red pepper flakes.
When packing the cucumbers into the jars I usually start out with the smaller cucumbers and put them in whole. Then I quarter (spears) the others and fit them in the nooks and crannies of the jar.
You can make extra brine, cool it, and put it in a jar in the refrigerator. When you get another batch of pickling cucumbers picked. Just re-heat the brine, put the spices in the jars and fill them.
The pickles need to sit for a month before the flavor is great. They can stay in the refrigerator for more than a year.
If you like your pickles a bit on the spicy side you can add more red pepper flakes.
When packing the cucumbers into the jars I usually start out with the smaller cucumbers and put them in whole. Then I quarter (spears) the others and fit them in the nooks and crannies of the jar.
You can make extra brine, cool it, and put it in a jar in the refrigerator. When you get another batch of pickling cucumbers picked. Just re-heat the brine, put the spices in the jars and fill them.
The pickles need to sit for a month before the flavor is great. They can stay in the refrigerator for more than a year.