Best Aunt Ednas Dill Pickles Recipes

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AUNT EDNA'S DILL PICKLES



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Aunt Edna's pickles always turn out right, and are delicious! Several in the family could eat a whole jar or more if you let us! Eat in a minimum one week, though more than two weeks is recommended.

Provided by Kat2355

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 15m

Yield 12-20 jars

Number Of Ingredients 8

50 small cucumbers (enough for many jars)
20 sprigs dill
12 -20 cloves garlic, sliced (1 clove per jar)
12 cups water
4 cups vinegar
3/4 cup pickling salt
1/2 cup brown sugar
to taste carrot, sliced (optional)

Steps:

  • How many cucumbers? Who knows. Obviously lots.
  • Wash cukes and rub off spines.
  • Arrange in sterilized jars, add dill, garlic, and a few sliced carrots, if using.
  • Bring water, vinegar, salt, and sugar to a boil and pour into jars.
  • Seal jars (by hand) then immerse jars in hot water bath for a few minutes to seal.

DILL PICKLES



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Make your own dill pickles at home with Alton Brown's easy recipe from Good Eats on Food Network.

Provided by Alton Brown

Time P10DT15m

Yield 3 pounds pickles

Number Of Ingredients 8

5 1/2 ounces pickling salt, approximately 1/2 cup
1 gallon filtered water
3 pounds pickling cucumbers, 4 to 6-inches long
1 tablespoon black peppercorns
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon dill seed
1 large bunch dill

Steps:

  • Combine the salt and water in a pitcher and stir until the salt has dissolved.
  • Rinse the cucumbers thoroughly and snip off the blossom end stem. Set aside.
  • Place the peppercorns, pepper flakes, garlic, dill seed and fresh dill into a 1-gallon crock. Add the cucumbers to the crock on top of the aromatics. Pour the brine mixture over the cucumbers in order to completely cover. Pour the remaining water into a 1-gallon ziptop plastic bag and seal. Place the bag on top of the pickles making sure that all of them are completely submerged in the brine. Set in a cool, dry place.
  • Check the crock after 3 days. Fermentation has begun if you see bubbles rising to the top of the crock. After this, check the crock daily and skim off any scum that forms. If scum forms on the plastic bag, rinse it off and return to the top of the crock.
  • The fermentation is complete when the pickles taste sour and the bubbles have stopped rising; this should take approximately 6 to 7 days. Once this happens, cover the crock loosely and place in the refrigerator for 3 days, skimming daily or as needed. Store for up to 2 months in the refrigerator, skimming as needed. If the pickles should become soft or begin to take on an off odor, this is a sign of spoilage and they should be discarded.

GRANDMA'S DILL PICKLES



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This treasured dill pickle recipe is like an old friend. These crispy spears have a slightly salty, tart flavor with a good balance of dill, garlic and peppers. -Betty Sitzman, Wray, Colorado

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 1h5m

Yield 9 quarts.

Number Of Ingredients 7

11 cups water
5 cups white vinegar
1 cup canning salt
12 pounds pickling cucumbers, quartered or halved lengthwise
9 dill sprigs or heads
18 garlic cloves
18 dried hot chilies

Steps:

  • In a stockpot, bring water, vinegar and salt to a boil; boil 10 minutes. Pack cucumbers into nine hot quart jars within 1/2 in. of top. Place one dill head, two garlic cloves and two peppers in each jar. , Carefully ladle hot mixture into jars, leaving 1/2-in. headspace. . Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot mixture. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight. , Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 15 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 4 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 727mg sodium, Carbohydrate 1g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.

OLD-FASHIONED GARLIC DILL PICKLES



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When I was raising my big family, I'd make dill pickles toward the end of the growing season for winter's keeping. Crushed red pepper flakes gives them a bit of bite.- Lily Julow, Lawrenceville, Georgia

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 55m

Yield 3 quarts.

Number Of Ingredients 7

15 garlic cloves, peeled and halved, divided
15 fresh dill heads
4 pounds small cucumbers (3 to 4 inches long)
6 cups water
4-1/2 cups white vinegar
6 tablespoons canning salt
3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Steps:

  • Place five garlic clove halves and five dill heads in each of three hot 1-quart jars. Pack cucumbers into jars to within 1/2 in. of the top., In a large saucepan, bring water, vinegar, salt and pepper flakes to a boil. Carefully ladle hot liquid over cucumbers, leaving 1/2-in. headspace. Add remaining five garlic clove halves to each jar. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot mixture. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight. , Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 15 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 10 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 138mg sodium, Carbohydrate 2g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 0 protein.

AUNT AGNES' GARLIC DILL PICKLES



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I can think of no better contribution a cucumber can make than becoming a pickle! This recipe is another handwritten family cookbook classic from my step-grandmother and great aunt, Agnes (oh, these convoluted Southern families ;). It is important to make sure your vinegar is of a high quality--don't go generic. We usually use Heinz brand. Also, this recipe is for 7-8 quarts, so adjust accordingly based on how many cucumbers you have (or their size!).

Provided by Foxgirl

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time P21DT30m

Yield 7-8 quarts

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 quart vinegar
3 quarts water
1 cup salt
2 -3 dozen cucumbers
7 -8 teaspoons dill seeds (or 7-8 pinches fresh dill)
7 -8 garlic cloves (if cloves are small, 14-16)

Steps:

  • Wash and pack your cucumbers in clean jars.
  • Add 1 tsp dill seed or a pinch of fresh dill and one clove of garlic (if cloves are small, use 2) per quart.
  • Combine vinegar, water and salt and bring to a boil.
  • Pour or ladle liquid mixture into jars; wipe rims, place lids and screw on bands fingertip-tight.
  • Process them in a boiling water bath for ten minutes; let cool undisturbed on a protected countertop until completely cool or overnight.
  • Store them for 21 days.
  • Put in refrigerator and let chill at least 24 hours before opening.

GRANDMA'S DILL PICKLES



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Make and share this Grandma's Dill Pickles recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Surrealdream

Categories     < 4 Hours

Time 2h25m

Yield 7 quarts, 7 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

17 -18 lbs pickling cucumbers (3-5-inch Long)
1 1/2 cups pickling salt
32 cups water
6 cups vinegar
3/4 cup pickling salt
1/4 cup sugar
9 cups water
2 tablespoons whole mixed pickling spices
2 tablespoons alum
14 teaspoons mustard seeds
17 garlic cloves
21 heads fresh dill

Steps:

  • Wash cucumbers using cloth and cold water.
  • Drain, Place in large crock or pot.
  • Mix 1 1/2 cups salt and 32 cups water to make 5% brine. If you need to, mix more in same proportions to cover cucumbers.
  • Poor brine over cucumbers and let stand 24hrs, then drain.
  • Wash and sterilize jars and lids. Keep jars in boiling hot water untill ready to use. Keep lids with seals in simmering (NOT BOILING)water untill ready to use.
  • Combine Vinegar, 3/4 cups salt, sugar, and 9 cups water.
  • Tie mixed pickeling spices in cheese cloth and add to vinegar, sugar, salt and water.
  • Heat to boiling then discard cheese cloth.
  • Pack cucumbers in clean HOT jars.
  • Add 2 teaspoons mustard seed, alum, 1-2 garlic cloves, 3 heads dill or 1 tabelspoon dill seed to each jar.
  • Cover with boiling water, filling jars 1/2" from top.
  • Put seals and lids on, process in a canner. If you don't have a canner, you can cover the jars with BOILING water and place in your oven at 200F for about 20 minutes. The jars and liquid need to be hot in order for it to seal.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 261.2, Fat 2.7, SaturatedFat 0.5, Sodium 36447.1, Carbohydrate 50.8, Fiber 6.2, Sugar 26, Protein 8.7

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