Dill Pickles Recipe

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Dill Pickles
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp salt
  • 5 -6 whole cloves
  • 1/4 tsp celery seed
  • 1/2 tsp peppercorn
  • 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp dill seed

Directions:

  1. Wash the cucumbers and quarter them length wise.
  2. Combine the vinegar, water, sugar, salt, and bay leaf in a enameled pot.
  3. Put the cloves ,celery seeds, peppercorns, mustard seeds, and 1/2 teaspoon of the dill seeds in a muslin bag and add it to the vinegar (if using fresh dill, omit the dill seeds here.)
  4. Bring this liquid to a boil, lower the heat, and let it simmer for 15 minutes.
  5. Remove the bay leaf and spice bag from the vinegar.
  6. Put 1/4 tsp dill seeds, or 1 head fresh dill weed, into each of the 2 clean quart jars.
  7. Fit the cucumber spears an compactly as possible into the jars and pour the hot vinegar mixture over them.
  8. The cucumbers should be completely covered with the liquid, and there should be at least 1/2 inch of headroom at the top.
  9. Screw down the lids and process the jars in a boiling-water bath for 20 minutes.
  10. Allow the pickles to cool, check the seals, and label the jars.
  11. The pickles will improve in flavor if left to ripen for a few months.
  12. Yields approximately 2 quarts.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 38 Kcal (159 kJ)
Calories from fat 2.13 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.24g 0%
Cholesterol 0.12mg 0%
Sodium 1558.88mg 65%
Potassium 198.08mg 4%
Total Carbs 5.67g 2%
Sugars 3.76g 15%
Dietary Fiber 1.21g 5%
Protein 1.21g 2%
Vitamin C 3.5mg 6%
Iron 0.1mg 0%
Calcium 29.5mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 17.83 Kcal (75 kJ)
Calories from fat 1 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.11g 0%
Cholesterol 0.06mg 0%
Sodium 731.43mg 65%
Potassium 92.94mg 4%
Total Carbs 2.66g 2%
Sugars 1.76g 15%
Dietary Fiber 0.57g 5%
Protein 0.57g 2%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 6%
Calcium 13.9mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 0.5
    Points
  • 1
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low calorie,
  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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