Wanda's "to Try" Dill Pickles

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 50 -60 cucumbers (either small, whole ones or bigger ones cut into spears)
• 14 garlic cloves
• 14 heads dill
• 14 jalapenos or 14 chili peppers or 14 crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup pickling salt, not table salt
• 5 1/2 cups distilled vinegar
• 6 cups water

Recipe

• 1 bring vinegar, water, salt and garlic to a boil.
• 2 meanwhile, scrub cukes.
• 3 pack them into clean jars.
• 4 place a head or two of dill on top of the cukes. i like a lot of dill. can use more.
• 5 remove the garlic from the brine and place one or two in each jar.
• 6 place one pepper in each jar and if you like hotter pickles add 1-2 t crushed red pepper flakes to each jar.
• 7 pour liquid into each jar to within 1 inch of top, making sure all cukes are covered.
• 8 wipe off rim and tightly screw on lid and ring ( i usually have these in a pan of boiling hot water before i use them).
• 9 have the oven preheated to 250 degrees with a cookie sheet on low shelf.
• 10 carefully place the jars on the cookie sheet.
• 11 leave in oven for 20 minutes.
• 12 take out and set in a place away from drafts and leave sit for 24 hours before moving to a cool dry place.