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1st Annual Pickle Contest - Winning Recipe


Armenian Dill Pickles
by Mickie Wordhouse

  • 8 lbs Armenian cucumbers
  • 4 cups white vinegar
  • 12 cups water
  • 2/3 cup pickling salt
  • pepper corns
  • fresh dill flowers and sprigs
  • wild grape leaves
  • peeled and halved garlic cloves
  1. Soak Armenian cucumbers in cold water overnight in the refrigerator.

  2. Quarter and cut into jar size pieces. Into each sterilized jar, put 3 pepper corns, one dill flower, one dill sprig, 2 to 4 pieces of garlic and one grape leaf and cucumber slices.

  3. Mix vinegar, water, salt, and bring to a boil. Pour over cukes, seal and process for 10 minutes.