Old Fashioned Dill Pickle Canning Recipe
How to make traditional dill pickles from scratch without using a mix. This is a delicious garlic dill pickle recipe that's been in my family for three generations.
This is my grandmother's recipe, and it's so good! It makes a brine and then the other ingredients are added per jar, so it's pretty easy to make. You can double the brine for a canner load (I add a bit more water to each jar if needed)
This uses a grape leaf to keep the pickles crisp. It works because it has tannins that stop the enzymes from making the pickles soft. I also have a few other tips in my post, so be sure to click over to read those. You can also use pickle crisp.
These dill pickles are water bath canned, so they are shelf stable for a year. They have fresh or dried dill, onion, and a clove of garlic for a delicious flavor.
Old Fashioned Dill Pickle Canning Recipe
Recipe details
- 2 quarts
- Prep time: 45 Minutes Cook time: 15 Minutes Total time: 1 hr
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Didn't see the grape leaf listed as an ingredient...how much do you add to each jar to help with the crispness?
At what point do you put on the lids?