Sweet Garlic Dills
- 12 lbs small pickling cucumbers
- 16 large garlic cloves
- 16 teaspoons dill seeds or 16 teaspoons fresh dill, heads
- 2 teaspoons celery seeds
- Brine
- 12 cups white vinegar
- 4 cups water
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 cup pickling salt
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- Combine vinegar, water, sugar, salt and turmeric in a sauce pan and bring to a boil.
- Cut a thin slice from the ends of each cucumber.
- Cut cucumbers lengthwise into quarters.
- Place 1 clove garlic, 1 tsp dill seeds (or one head of fresh) and a pinch of celery seed into each jar.
- Pack in cucumbers.
- Pour boiling vinegar mixture over cucumbers to within 1/2 inch of rim (head space).
- Process 10 minutes for 500 ml jars and 15 minutes for 1 litre jars as directed in the canning section.
- Allow to age for at least a year in a dark place.
cucumbers, garlic, dill seeds, celery seeds, brine, white vinegar, water, sugar, pickling salt, turmeric
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sweet-garlic-dills-536707 (may not work)