Pickles Like Babcia Used To Make
- cucumbers
- 3 stalks pickling dill
- 4 to 6 buds garlic, peeled
- several cherry tree leaves or 1 grape leaf
- 6 c. water
- 1/2 c. cider vinegar
- 3 heaping Tbsp. kosher pickling salt
- 4 or 5 (3-inch long) slivers horseradish root (if desired)
- To make your own Polish-style pickles (or pickled cucumbers as they are also known), you should start with fresh pickling cucumbers of roughly 4 to 5 inches in length.
- The best are those grown without chemical fertilizers.
- Soak cucumbers in a sink of cold water 30 minutes if they are freshly picked or up to 3 hours if they are not.
- Scrub well, then scald with boiling water and allow to drip-dry in an earthenware crock of glass jar large enough to accommodate 4 pounds of cucumbers.
cucumbers, stalks pickling, buds garlic, grape leaf, water, cider vinegar, kosher pickling salt, slivers horseradish root
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=725344 (may not work)