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How to Make "Not" Your Mama's Dill Pickles

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How to Make "Not" Your Mama's Dill Pickles

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Step 1 of 13
These are your ingredients...minus the wine (edit).

These are your ingredients...minus the wine (edit).

Step 2 of 13
Scrub cukes to remove all the nastiness.

Scrub cukes to remove all the nastiness.

Step 3 of 13
In a medium sauce pan add 3 cups of water and salt.

In a medium sauce pan add 3 cups of water and salt.

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Next add 1/8 cup of vinegar and let this come to a boil.

Next add 1/8 cup of vinegar and let this come to a boil.

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When it starts to boil remove from the heat and let the mixture cool down to room temperature so that it won't cook the pickles.

When it starts to boil remove from the heat and let the mixture cool down to room temperature so that it won't cook the pickles.

Step 6 of 13
While the liquid is cooling begin cutting your cukes starting with the ends. By cutting both ends of the cukes allows the flavor's to penetrate the flesh more deeply.

While the liquid is cooling begin cutting your cukes starting with the ends. By cutting both ends of the cukes allows the flavor's to penetrate the flesh more deeply.

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Next start by cutting your cukes in half.

Next start by cutting your cukes in half.

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And then into quarters.

And then into quarters.

Step 9 of 13
This is how my bundle looks. You may do more or less if you like.

This is how my bundle looks. You may do more or less if you like.

Step 10 of 13
Next chop your dill and garlic. I used 5 cloves of garlic, but use much as your taste buds desire.

Next chop your dill and garlic. I used 5 cloves of garlic, but use much as your taste buds desire.

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Place you cukes in your canning jar. Tip: turn your jar on it's side to fit all your cukes uniform and standing at attention.

Place you cukes in your canning jar. Tip: turn your jar on it's side to fit all your cukes uniform and standing at attention.

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Now add your dill, red pepper flakes, garlic and peppercorn.

Now add your dill, red pepper flakes, garlic and peppercorn.

Step 13 of 13
Add brine and refrigerate for 5 days for full flavor if you can wait that long!

Add brine and refrigerate for 5 days for full flavor if you can wait that long!

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Cukes

Fresh dill

Garlic

White vinegar

Peppercorns

Crushed red pepper

Water

Sea salt

Jar with lid

Kuran Mcqueen

Awesome recipe? Thanks!

Kuran Mcqueen 7 months ago

Hunter Hastings

Amazing. I'm going to make these for my grandma when I visit her. I smell competition.

Hunter Hastings 9 months ago

Dave Alger

glad this was featured as a healthy snack. my kids love pickles so i'm going to try and make these with mustard seed and not too much red pepper. Angie, thanks for sharing your technique with the wold...

Dave Alger 9 months ago

Brooke Carroll

These were so easy to make and delicious! I could never wait 5 days. Thank you!!

Brooke Carroll 10 months ago

Angie Washington

I am finding that the longer they sit the better they get!

(author) 10 months ago

Hess Hardonk

Made these today. Can't wait til Wednesday to try em!

Hess Hardonk 10 months ago

Hess Hardonk

Thanks for the help! :)

Hess Hardonk 10 months ago

Angie Washington

I used 3 whole stems of dill but you can adjust it to your taste.

(author) 10 months ago

Hess Hardonk

I can't wait to try this! How much dill did you use? :)

Hess Hardonk 10 months ago

Angie Washington

Just tried one out of this batch and they taste so good! I think next time I am going to add more heat and mustard seed.

(author) 10 months ago

Angie Washington

They can last a long time as long as they are in the fridge.

(author) 10 months ago

Shine W

Yum, one of my weaknesses! Thanks Angie :-)

Shine W 10 months ago

Mark Hossain

How long will they last in this brine solution?

Mark Hossain 10 months ago

Jennie Oconnor

Thank you! We just were going to look for canning ideas for tons of cukes that we just pulled out of our garden! I'll let you know how they turn out!

Jennie Oconnor 10 months ago

Jeanne Rice

Yummy thanks for sharing!

Jeanne Rice 10 months ago

Jeanne Rice

Hot and garlicky

Jeanne Rice 10 months ago

Betty :)

Yum! Can't wait to try this! Thanks for sharing.

Betty :) 10 months ago

Dan Parry

Right on Angie! Been looking for some good pickling tech! Thanks!!

Dan Parry 10 months ago

Angie Washington

I used 1/8 of a cup.

(author) 10 months ago

Margaret Sartain

Sounds easy enough. How much salt did you use?

Margaret Sartain 10 months ago

Michelle Ellington

The wine is for marinating the chef not the pickles. Still very important....

Michelle Ellington 10 months ago

Jeanne Rice

Is the wine so we will enjoy making the pickles more? Lol

Jeanne Rice 10 months ago

Steelo Brown

Ha ha "cukes". I've never heard that one before, I like it.

Steelo Brown 10 months ago

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Rob Alessi

Any advice on cleaning a jar? I like to re-use old jars and I hear this is an important step?

Rob Alessi 9 months ago

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