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Dill Pickle Slices

Tart, briny and flavorful, home-canned dill pickle slices will enhance your sandwiches, burgers and more all year.   A perfect option for using up larger cucumbers.  

Prep Time
1 hr
Cook Time
mins
Additional Time
8 hrs
Course: Condiments
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 4 pounds cucumbers
Brine:
  • 1 gallon water
  • 6 Tablespoons canning and pickling salt
Pickling solution:
  • 1 quart vinegar 5% acetic acid
  • 1/4 cup canning and pickling salt
  • 1 quart water
For the jars:
  • 2 Tablespoons whole mustard seed (1 teaspoon per pint jar)
  • 5-10 fresh dill heads (1-2 heads per pint jar, may substitute 1 teaspoon dried dill seed per pint jar)
  • 4-6 garlic cloves (peeled, 1 per pint jar)
  • 1 Tablespoon black peppercorns (1/2 teaspoon per pint jar)

Instructions

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  1. Wash cucumbers. Trim and discard both ends of the cucumbers, then slice into ¼ inch thick slices by hand or using a mandoline.
  2. Prepare brine by dissolving salt in water. Pour over cucumbers, cover and let stand 8 hours. Drain.
  3. Prepare pickling solution. Heat vinegar, salt and water to boiling in a large saucepan. Keep hot while you fill jars.
  4. Into each hot jar, place 1 teaspoon mustard seed, 1-2 dill heads, 1 peeled garlic clove and ½ teaspoon black peppercorns. Top with sliced cucumbers, leaving ½ inch headspace. Cover cucumbers with hot pickling solution, leaving ½ inch headspace. Remove bubbles with a rubber spatula, wooden spoon handle or other non-metal utensil. Wipe jar rims with a clean, damp cloth.
  5. Cap jars with clean lids and rings. Adjust lids to finger tight. Process in a boiling water canner 10 minutes for pints, 15 minutes for quarts at 0-1000 altitude. Adjust for higher altitudes (e.g. add 5 minutes for 1000-6000 ft.). Finish and test lids per standard water bath canning practices.

Notes

  • This make approximately 5 pint jars.
  • These directions assume a knowledge of safe water bath canning practices.  If you aren't already familiar, please acquaint yourself with these before making this.