Michigan
State University Extension
Preserving
Food Safely - 01600866
10/13/97
4 lb. (3- to 5-inch) pickling cucumbers
6 cups vinegar (5% acidity)
6 cups sugar
2 tbsp. canning or pickling salt
1-l/2 tsp. celery seed
1-l/2 tsp. mustard seed
2 large onions, thinly sliced
8 heads fresh dill
YIELD: About 8 pints
PROCEDURE: Wash cucumbers. Cut l/l6-inch slice off
blossom end and discard. Cut cucumbers in l/4-inch slices.
Combine vinegar, sugar, salt, celery and mustard seeds in
large saucepan. Bring mixture to boiling. Place 2 slices
of onion and l dill head in each pint jar. Fill hot jars
with cucumber slices, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Add l
slice of onion and l head dill on top. Pour hot pickling
solution over cucumbers, leaving l/4-inch headspace. Adjust
lids and process.
RECOMMENDED PROCESS TIME FOR REDUCED SODIUM
SLICED DILL PICKLES IN A BOILING-WATER CANNER
Process Time at Altitudes of
Style
of Jar 0- 1001- 6001-
Pack Size 1000 ft. 6000 ft. 8000 ft.
Raw Pints l5 min. 20 min. 25 min.