Pickles, my first batch in a very long time

[farnfam]

This is supposed to be a public link, hope it works

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[Mare749]

It does! How long do you have to wait now to eat them? Bet they will be great.

[farnfam]

These are garlic dills (not Kosher as we have no Rabbi here) and they should take 30days, but longer is better. I like to refrigerate before opening to crisp them

[cjs]

Am I missing the dill sprig??? I also like to put a grape leaf in the bottom of the jar before adding all the goodies.

Looks great, Cis - won't these be nice this winter??

[farnfam]

The dill sprig is in there, Jean, along with lots of garlic and some salt. What does the grape leaf do?

[Lorraine]

i think the leaf helps keep them crisp. Great looking recipe. I just made a batch of Ice Cream Pickles on Saturday with local cukes. Only been 3 days, but they taste great.

[cjs]

Is that what it does, Lorraine? I figured it was an old wive's tale kind of thing...but, I always do it. I'm thinking the alum is what gives the crispness.

[Lorraine]

Don't know, Jean, I've never done it, someone mentioned it on an old forum.