No Salt Deli Dills
- 20 to 25 cucumbers (medium-size)
- ice water
- 8 cloves garlic, peeled
- 1 dried hot pepper, broken into 8 pieces
- 8 thin slices horseradish
- 8 grape leaves (optional)
- 8 dill heads
- 1 qt. white vinegar
- 1 qt. water
- Place cucumbers in ice water for 12 hours.
- Drain.
- If desired, slice into spears or chunks.
- Into each clean, hot pint jar, place 1 garlic clove, 1 piece hot pepper, 1 slice horseradish, 1 grape leaf and 1 dill head.
- Pack with cucumbers. Combine the vinegar and water in a pan; bring to boil.
- Pour hot mixture over the cucumbers, leaving 1/2-inch headspace.
- Seal. Process in a boiling water bath canner for 10 minutes.
- Cool undisturbed for 24 hours.
- Let stand for 2 weeks before sampling. Makes 8 pints.
cucumbers, water, garlic, hot pepper, horseradish, grape, dill, white vinegar, water
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=852237 (may not work)