Pickles (Great Grandma Reble’s Recipe)
Servings
1quart jar
Servings
1quart jar
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Soak cucumbers over night in mild salt water if desired
  2. Sterilize jars and clean lids.
  3. Put 2-3 dill, 2 cloves garlic and alum in jar.
  4. Add jalapeno pepper if using.
  5. Pack cucumbers (whole, spears or circles) in warm jar.
  6. Pour in boiling salt and vinegar brine to within 1/2 inch of top and seal.
  7. Ready in about a month.
  8. If jars do not seal, place in fridge to eat soon or reboil liquid and reseal.
  9. Let pickles sit overnight, check seal and then store in cool dry place.
Recipe Notes

Recommended! Process jars of pickles in hot water bath.

Place jars in bath, bring to a boil and then boil for 10 minutes before removing to cool.