Easy Homemade Pickles

Name: Easy Homemade Pickles
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 quarts.
Ingredients: 14 pickling cucumbers; 40 fresh dill sprigs; 4 garlic cloves, sliced; 4 quarts water; 2 cups cider vinegar; 1 cup sugar; 2/3 cup salt; 2 teaspoons mixed pickling spices

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 45 min. + chilling YIELD: 4 quarts.

My husband grows cucumbers, garlic and dill in the garden and eagerly waits for me to make these homemade pickles. The recipe comes from my grandmother.—Angela Lienhard, Blossburg, Pennsylvania

Ingredients

14 pickling cucumbers
40 fresh dill sprigs
4 garlic cloves, sliced
4 quarts water
2 cups cider vinegar
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup salt
2 teaspoons mixed pickling spices

Directions

1. Cut each cucumber lengthwise into six spears. In a large bowl, combine cucumbers, dill and garlic; set aside.
2. In a Dutch oven, combine remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil; cook and stir just until sugar is dissolved. Pour over cucumber mixture; cool.
3. Transfer to jars if desired and cover tightly. Refrigerate for at least 24 hours. Store in the refrigerator up to 2 weeks.

Nutrition Facts

1 spear: 5 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 280mg sodium, 0 carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 Free food.

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