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RE: Makeing your own dill pickels?
ORIGINAL: Tree climber R O R 4x4; sorry it took so long.my wife make great dills. we make about 25 to 30 jars a year. you need: small cucumbers the smaller ones (3") are better.about 1/4 bushel 1 gal water 5 cups white vinegar 3/4 cup pickling salt some hot peppers fresh dill (can use dill seeds, but fresh is much better) fresh garlic alum wash and drain you cucks and fresh dill sterialize jars pack cucks and dill into jars ; add one hot pepper and one clove garlic to each jar. put packed jars into oven heated to 350 degrees for 10 to 15 min.or untill to hot to handle. bring water , salt ,and vinegar to a rolling boil.add pinch of alum to each jar. fill jars with boiling liquid,seal jars , set aside.keepthe liquid boiling while you fill all the jsrs. this makes 7 or 8 quarts. let set about a week before you use. |
RE: Makeing your own dill pickels?
Not sure about the alum but the pickleing salt you can get at the store. Only problem its a big sack.
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RE: Makeing your own dill pickels?
alum is in the spice section,comes in small boxes.(it is something the old folks used for cooking and cold sores to dry the skin.)pickling salt is the same. you can also get it in smaller packs, with the pickling seasonings and jars.
just ask in Winn/Dixie they have both. |
RE: Makeing your own dill pickels?
thanks for the info ill give it a shot sometime towards summer once my cucumbers start growing good, I just tilled the garden up yesterday so it wont be to much longer.
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RE: Makeing your own dill pickels?
I came up with 1 more question for you, what sort of dill should I use? Ive never grown spices before and I was looking in lowes the other day and they had about 4 different kinds of dill and I couldent make up my mind. I want to make this all from "scratch" with things I grew in my garden this year and dills the only thing I have left to plant. Thanks, sean
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RE: Makeing your own dill pickels?
Any dill will work but you should start it indoors a few weeks before you plant your cukes. then they will both be ready to use at the same time.
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RE: Makeing your own dill pickels?
rusty ; be sure to keep an eye on the dill plants. there are butterfly worms that will eat it up in a few days. they are cream colored with black rings around them.
I beleve they are the sowellotail butterfly worms.they love the dill plants. |
RE: Makeing your own dill pickels?
I plant dill between my tomato plantsas a trap plant for tomato horn worms They like the dill and leave my tomatoes alone. Like tree climber says swallow tail butterflies lay their eggs on it too . The catapillers are green and have yellow and black stripes around their body not lenght-wise.
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RE: Makeing your own dill pickels?
I went ahead and bought me 2 different types and tossed them in flower pots the other day so we'll see how that goes. Thanks for the info,sean
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RE: Makeing your own dill pickels?
Good luck Sean...
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