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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 doz. small cucumbers (4 inches long), washed and left whole or halved
- 8 c. cold water mixed with 3/8 c. pickling salt (this is your brine)
- 8 sprigs fresh dill or 4 Tbsp. dill seed
- 4 tsp. mustard seed
- 2 c. white vinegar
- 2 c. water
- 4 Tbsp. pickling salt
- 4 Tbsp. sugar
- 1 Tbsp. plus 1 1/2 tsp. mixed pickling spices, tied in cheesecloth
Method
- Pour
- brine
- over
- cucumbers
- and
- let stand overnight. Wash and sterilize 4 pint jars and lids.
- Drain cucumbers and pack into
- hot jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
- To each jar add
- 2 sprigs of dill or 1 tablespoon dill seed and 1 teaspoon mustard seed, pushing halfway down in jar.
- Set uncovered jars on a cookie sheet and keep hot in a 250° oven.
