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Recipe for Small Batch Refrigerator Dill Pickles

Name: Recipe for Small Batch Refrigerator Dill Pickles
Ingredients: 1 pound small cucumbers; Several heads fresh dill; Several cloves garlic; 1/2 gallon Mason jar or other glass jar with tight-fitting lid (or can use 4 pint jars); 3/4 cups of water; 1 1/4 cups white vinegar; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon sea salt

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With such a large family, I got used to cooking everything in army-sized batches. Now, with only one child still at home, I don’t need to do that anymore. But getting used to smaller batch cooking has been a challenge for me. This morning I got out all the equipment to make dill pickles when it occurred to me that I wasn’t likely to need three gallons this week. One will be plenty, and will probably leave enough left over to bring to my neighbor.

I will can larger batches for our pantry later but this early in the season I tend to make refrigerator dills a lot. They are crispy, tart, make use of the garlic that is just ready to harvest, and the dill which is producing large, fragrant heads. My own garden up here in the hills is not giving us any cukes yet, but the valley cukes are very good. They are all but giving them away down at the farmer’s market. I bought a pound yesterday and the pickles I made are chilling now. Here is the refrigerator dill pickle recipe I used.

Recipe for Small Batch Refrigerator Dill Pickles

Author: Lehman's

Ingredients

1 pound small cucumbers
Several heads fresh dill
Several cloves garlic
1/2 gallon Mason jar or other glass jar with tight-fitting lid (or can use 4 pint jars)
3/4 cups of water
1 1/4 cups white vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon sea salt

Directions

Bring this to a boil and then let it cool.
Slice cucumbers into spears. If they’re small you can leave them whole.
Pack a ½ gallon Mason jar with the spears and add 2 heads dill weed and 2 cloves of garlic in between the layers.
Keep in the refrigerator for three days, then enjoy.