Dill Pickles

Ogórki Kwaszone

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Treasured Polish Recipes for Americans

By Polanie Club

Published 1948

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Ingredients

  • ½ bushel firm cucumbers
  • Brine
  • Dill
  • Garlic (optional)
  • 16

Method

Make brine of 1 cup of salt and 3 gallons of water. Soak cucumbers in brine over night. Drain and wipe dry. Fill quart jars with cucumbers, a sprig of dill and half bud of garlic. Boil the 16 cups of water, vinegar and salt; pour boiling hot over the cucumbers. Seal immediately.

If you can get soft well water for making brine, omit the vinegar. Vinegar helps to overcome the alkalinity o