Name: Awesome Pickles
Ingredients: 3/4 cup coarse Kosher salt; 30-35 small cucumbers tips trimmed, and well washed; 12 or so baby garden carrots; 2 Tbsp. sugar; 1 cup white vinegar; 3 cup cider vinegar; 3 tsp pickling spice; 12 cloves garlic, peeled; 6 bay leaves; 6 bunches dill with seed heads

Awesome Pickles

Ingredients

3/4 cup coarse Kosher salt
30-35 small cucumbers tips trimmed, and well washed
12 or so baby garden carrots
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 cup white vinegar
3 cups cider vinegar
3 tsps pickling spice
12 cloves garlic, peeled
6 bay leaves
6 bunches dill with seed heads

Instructions

Makes 6 500ml jars. Dissolve 1/4 cup salt in 2 1/2 quarts water in a large bowl. Add cucumbers and set aside for 12 hours. Drain and rinse. Combine 1/2 cup salt, sugar, vinegar, and 4 cups water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat. Place 2 cloves of the garlic, 1 bay leaf, 1/2 tsp pickling spice, and 1 bunch of dill in hot sterilized quart jars. Fit cucumbers and carrots upright in jars. Pour hot vinegar mixture over cucumbers to cover. Put lids on jars, and process in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes. Remove jars and allow to cool. Store in a cool, dark place for at least 3 weeks, and up to 1 year.