Dill Pickles (Spicy)

By lascrna

Ingredients

• 12 pickling cucumbers
• 2 cups water
• 13/4 cup distilled white vinegar
• 1 1/2 cups chopped, coarsely packed fresh dill
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 8 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 1/2 Tbsp coarse salt
• 1 Tbsp pickling spice
• 1 1/2 tsp dill seeds
• 1/2 tsp. dried crushed red pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Combine all ingredients except dill sprigs in a large bowl.
stir, let stand at room temperature 2 hours until sugar and salt dissolve.

Transfer cucumbers to 3 1 1/2 pint large mouth jars. Pour pickling mixture over to cover. Place a few dill sprigs in each jar. Cover jars with lids, close tightly, and refrigerate at least 10 days. Pickles will stay fresh up to 1 month. Keep refrigerated.