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Dill Pickles  
Deb Stanley  
1
½
tablespoon pickling salt  
cup vinegar  
1/8 teaspoon pickling spice  
Dill  
1
teaspoon sugar  
Garlic  
Can be made by the quart or pint. No brine sitting around till the next batch!! Cut in half for  
pints. Measure for each jar individually. Pack pickles; use amounts above for each quart. Fill  
jars to neck with water. (Do not use soft water.) Put lids on jars and put in canner; cover with  
water. Bring to boil; remove from heat. I use a pressure cooker. 15 pounds pressure for 10  
minutes.  
Mustard Pickles  
Olive Jacobson--recipe from her mom, Gladys Nelson  
1
1
2
tablespoon salt  
tablespoon ground mustard  
tablespoons sugar  
Cucumbers  
Scant cup vinegar  
Water  
Mix together salt, mustard, and sugar. Put in quart jar. Fill with cucumbers. Add scant cup of  
vinegar, then fill with water.  
Beet Pickles  
Deb Stanley  
2
2
2
1
cups white sugar  
cups water  
cups vinegar  
1 teaspoon allspice  
1 tablespoon cinnamon  
Cooked, peeled beets  
teaspoon whole cloves  
Put spices in cloth in liquid. Simmer 15 minutes. Pour over beets in jars and seal.  
Dilly Beans  
Gary Nelson  
2
1
4
4
pounds green beans, trimmed  
teaspoon cayenne pepper  
cloves garlic  
2 ½ cups water  
2 ½ cups vinegar  
¼ cup salt  
heads dill  
Pack beans lengthwise into hot jars leaving ¼" head space. To each pint, add ¼ teaspoon  
cayenne pepper, 1 clove garlic, and one head of dill. Combine remaining ingredients and bring  
to a boil. Pour boiling hot mixture over beans, leaving ¼" of head space. Adjust caps, process  
pints 10 minutes in boiling water bath. Let stand about 2 weeks before testing to allow the  
flavor to develop.  
Large volume: 40 pounds beans = 75 jars  
3
gallons vinegar, 2-3 boxes salt, lots of dill, 1-2 heads garlic (1 clove per jar)  
1
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