Basic pickles that are easy to make and taste great.

Tools

Ball jars

Ingredients

  • 3 cups white or apple cider vinegar, or a mix of both (I favor plain white for dill pickles)

  • 3 cups filtered water

  • 2 tbsp + 2 tsp kosher salt

  • 2 tbsp sugar

  • 4 sprigs fresh dill

  • 6 cloves of garlic

  • jar of pickle crisp

Instructions

  1. Whisk vinegar, water, salt and sugar in a mixing bowl until dissolved
  2. Pack 3 pint jars with cut cucumbers. I slice them into 6 pieces
  3. Add garlic and dill to the jars
  4. Add 1/8 tsp of pickle crisp to each jar
  5. Fill to the top with the mixed vinegar solution.
  6. Put in refrigerator for 10 days
  7. Enjoy