Dill Pickles

[Dongotto]

The following recipe is from my 80 year old grandma. She got this from a Missouri Farmers Association cookbook that she recieved as a wedding gift in 1950. It had been submitted by an old women from north missouri. These are easy to make and fit perfect with fried crappie. I know everyone thinks their grandma makes the best, but I'm telling you these are awesome.

Kosher Dill Pickles

Place the items below in a dry quart jar.

3 tsp Dill seed
1 tsp mustard seed
3-5 gloves of garlic depending on your taste
1 tbls of crushed red pepper flakes. More if you like them hot
1/8 tsp of Alum

Fresh 4-5 inch cucumbers work best. I cut them in half long ways or leave them whole. Place on top of dry ingredients.

In a large pot mix 1 quart of white vinegar, 2 quarts of water, and 3/4 cup of pickling salt. Heat your lids and flats in water. Bring brine to a boil and pour into jars. Put the lids and rings on then hot bath (place jars into a pot of hot water) at 190-200 degrees for 5-7 minutes. I use a large pot with about 3 inches of water for the hot bath process. One batch of brine will make 6-7 quarts.

I like to wait at least a week to 10 days before I start eating them.

Serve chilled

[beagle man]

we made dill pickles for the first time this year,,,, my wife and one daughter called them AUNT BEE pickles,,,, me and other daughter like them,,, there different from the store bought kind for sure,,,, will copy your recipe and try them next year,,,, always willing to try new stuff.....

[Dongotto]

we made dill pickles for the first time this year,,,, my wife and one daughter called them AUNT BEE pickles,,,, me and other daughter like them,,, there different from the store bought kind for sure,,,, will copy your recipe and try them next year,,,, always willing to try new stuff.....

There was a guy that left a fish counter on my mail box once I bet I could give him a quart to try.

[hunter7711]

I'm gona paste this in the receipes thread.

[beagle man]

I bet he would take them to