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Classic Dill Pickle Spears

Jars of homemade pickles packed with sliced cucumbers, garlic, dill, and spices.

Put your favorite pickling cucumbers to good use in three simple steps!

Ingredients

  • 18–20 medium pickling cucumbers (quartered)
  • 1–2 garlic cloves per jar
  • 1 flowering head of dill per jar
  • ½ cup cider vinegar
  • ⅓ cup kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon pickling spices
  • ½ gallon filtered water

Instructions

  1. Quarter the cucumbers and pack them into jars along with garlic and a flowering head of dill. 
  2. In a large pot, combine cider vinegar, kosher salt, pickling spices, and filtered water. Bring to a boil to dissolve the salt completely, then pour over the cucumbers. 
  3. Pickles can be cooled, covered and refrigerated or canned using your favorite method. (Check out our Pickling 101 Guide for tips and spice suggestions.)