1 or 1 1/2 gallon crock c. 1/2 gal. water 3 or 4 sprigs of dill, wash and broken Couple of garlic cloves, cut in pieces 1/2 c. kosher salt (salt with no iodine) 6 to 9 pickling cucumbers, washed Put half of dill in bottom of crock with garlic. Arrange cucumbers in crock. Put rest of dill on top. Mix salt and water into a solution, and then pour over cucumbers until all are covered. Place a flat dish on top of cucumbers along with something heavy to hold the dish down. They will be ready in 1 to 3 days, depending on how thoroughly pickled you want them. |