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"Allistra Corporation's recipe archive at http://www.homecanning.com/"
 
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Yield: "5 pints"
 
  
 
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[[Category:Pressure Canning]]

Latest revision as of 18:12, 7 January 2010

  • 4 pounds medium cucumbers - (abt 30)
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup Ball 100% Natural Canning & Pickling Salt
  • 4 cups cider vinegar, 5% acidity
  • 4 cups water
  • 3 tablespoons mixed pickling spices
  • 5 bay leaves
  • 5 garlic cloves
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons mustard seed
  • Green or dry dill - (1 head per jar)

Prepare Ball brand or Kerr brand jars and closures according to manufacturer's instructions.

Wash cucumbers and remove 1/16-inch from blossom end. Cut into 1/4-inch slices. Combine sugar, salt, vinegar and water in a large saucepot. Tie pickling spices in a spice bag; add spice bag to vinegar mixture and simmer 15 minutes.

Pack cucumber slices into hot jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Add to each jar; one bay leaf, one garlic clove, 1/2 teaspoon mustard seed and one head of dill. Heat pickling liquid to boiling. Remove from heat.

Carefully ladle hot pickling liquid over cucumber slices, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Remove air bubbles with a nonmetallic spatula. Wipe jar rim clean. Place lid on jar with sealing compound next to glass. Screw band down evenly and firmly just until a point of resistance is met -- fingertip tight.

Process 15 minutes in a boiling-water canner. At elevations higher than 1,000 feet, boil 2 additional minutes for each additional 1,000 feet elevation.

This recipe yields about 5 pints.

Source: "Allistra Corporation's recipe archive at http://www.homecanning.com/"