Easy Garlic Dill Pickles Recipe
If you loved the taste of grandmas old fashioned pickles when you were a kid then you will love this garlic dill pickle recipe! Packed with just the right amount of garlic, dill, and spice to give it a classic taste that you will love on hamburgers, sandwiches and more! Learn how to make these easy pickles in 40 minutes or less!
Ingredients
- 8 pounds pickling cucumbers
- 14 cloves garlic
- 7 Tbs. pickling salt
- 7 tsp. pickling spice
- 7 dill heads
- 8 cups water
- 8 cups vinegar
Instructions
- Wash and remove the spines on the pickling cucumbers. Cut into rounds or icicles if desired or leave them whole.
- Combine vinegar and water in a large stockpot and bring to a boil.
- In each quart-sized canning jar place 1 head of dill, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 tsp. of pickling spice, 1 tbs. of pickling salt.
- Pack the cucumbers into the canning jars, then cover with hot brine leaving 1/2 inch of headroom.
- Remove any air bubbles from the jars, wipe the rims clean and place the jar lids on finger tight.
- Process in a water bath canner for 15 minutes or according to your altitude.
- After canning remove the jars and place on a towel in a draft-free place to sit for 24 hours. Any jars that have not seeled in 24 hours need to be reprocessed or placed into the refrigerator.
Notes
If you don't have fresh dill then you can substitute 1 dill head with 1 tsp. of dill seed.
These values are from a nutritional database and automatically calculated, and should only be used as an approximation.