Best Grandmas Dill Pickles Recipes

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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.

GRANDMA'S FERMENTED DILL PICKLES



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This traditional recipe makes fermented pickles really easy. Just pack them in a jar and leave them in a dark, cool location for up to 6 months! Skip the work of canning and enjoy probiotic pickles all winter long.

Provided by Emillie

Categories     Pickles

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 lbs pickling cucumbers
1/3 cup pickling salt
4 cups water (chlorine-free)
2 cups of chlorine-free water
1/4 cup vinegar (5% acidity)
2 tbsp pickling salt
1 tsp grated horseradish (see notes for alternatives)
1 sprig of dill
1 tsp mustard seed

Steps:

  • Trim the blossom ends off the cucumbers.
  • Mix the icing solution using cold water, and let the cucumbers soak in the icing solution overnight (for 8 to 18 hours). Keep the cucumbers submerged in the icing solution by weighing them down with a dinner plate or bags of ice. If it's really warm in your house, stash them in the fridge for the icing.
  • Once you've set up the cucumbers for icing, mix the pickling brine ingredients (vinegar, salt and water), bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Divide the hot brine between two sterilized 1-quart mason jars and allow to cool overnight.
  • The next morning drain the cucumbers and pack them into the brine-filled mason jars, along with the dill, horseradish and mustard. Use a weight to keep the pickles below the brine and leave at least 1 inch of headroom at the top of the jar.
  • Put a lid on the jar that will allow gas to escape while keeping out mould and other contaminates. (See the section above for different jar and lid options).
  • Store the jar in a cool dark location.
  • The pickles will bubble and ferment for 4-5 days, but leave them undisturbed until you are ready to eat them. Let them ferment for at least 1 month and up to a year.

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.

GRANDMA'S DILL PICKLES (TASTE OF HOME RECIPE)



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These crispy spears have a slightly salty, tart flavor with a good balance of dill, garlic and peppers. They are already great and have only sat for 2 weeks in the brine! My family is requesting I make as many as possible!

Provided by Jilly in Michigan

Categories     Very Low Carbs

Time 2h

Yield 9 quarts

Number Of Ingredients 7

11 cups water
5 cups white vinegar
1 cup canning salt
12 lbs pickling cucumbers, halved lengthwise
9 heads fresh dill
18 garlic cloves
18 small dried hot chili peppers (optional)

Steps:

  • In a dutch oven bring water, vinegar and salt to a boil; boil for 10 minutes.
  • Pack cucumbers into quart jars within 1/2 inch of top.
  • Place one dill head, two garlic cloves and two peppers in each jar.
  • Ladle boiling liquid over cucumbers, leaving 1/4 inch head space.
  • Place lids and screw on bands fingertip tight.
  • Process for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 127.7, Fat 0.7, SaturatedFat 0.2, Sodium 12603.4, Carbohydrate 25.2, Fiber 3.2, Sugar 10.7, Protein 4.3

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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