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Mustard Dill Pickles Recipes
Just found this recipe in my new box of Kerr jars.
4 lbs. small pickling cukes 6 Tbs. canning salt 4 1/2 cups water 4 cups vinegar, 5% acidity fresh dill or dill seed mustard seed peppercorns Prepare home canning jars and lids according to manufacturer's instructions. Wash cukes; trim ends. Cut cukes lengthwise into halves or quarters. Combine salt, water and vinegar; bring to boil. Pack cukes into hot jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Add 2 heads of dill or 4 tsp dill seed, 1/2 tsp mustard seed and 2 peppercorns to each jar. Ladle hot liquid over cukes , leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Remove air bubbles with a nonmetallic spatula. Wipe jar rim clean. Place lid on jar with sealing compound next to glass. Screw band down evenly and firmly just until a point of resistance is meet. Process 15 minutes in boiling water bath. Yield: about 7 pts
Cathy Plumb
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