Just like Claussen Pickels

By BobN

Ingredients

• Pickling Liquid:
• Clean Mason quart jars - I wash mine in the dishwasher
• Lids and rings for jars
• 1 1/4 cups water, boiled and cooled
• 1 1/4 cups white vinegar
• Add to Each Quart Jar:
• 1 tablespoon Kosher Salt
• 2 tablespoons dill seed
• 1/4 teaspoon of celery seeds
• 1 teaspoon mustard seed
• 1 teaspoon red peeper flakes ( I used half )
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 3 - 6 cucumbers

Preparation

Step 1

Add salt and spices to each jar. Add cucumbers sliced, whole (ends trimmed) or spears, packing them in tightly. Add pickling liquid to cover the cucumbers. Fill jar to within 1/2 inch of the top. Put a lid and ring on the jar and shake for a few seconds to distribute the salt and spices evenly. Refrigerate for 7 days, shaking the jar for a few seconds every day. These will last for about 6 months.