Crock Pickles
Source
Back to Basics, Reader's Digest, c 1981, page 212
Yield
1 gallon pickles
Prep info
15 min prep + 1 week? fermentation
Prep time
Not set
Cook time
6 days, 22 hours, 39 minutes
Time required
6 days, 22 hours, 39 minutes
Oven preheat
N/A
Type
Miscellaneous
Status
Rejected
Tags
Ingredients
- 8 c water
- 1/3 c salt
- 1/2 c vinegar
- 4 lb pickling cucumbers (4-5" each)
- 15 sprigs dill
- 30 peppercorns
- 15 cloves garlic (optional)
Method
Prepare the brine by mixing water, salt, and vinegar. Clean and scrub cucumbers (especially the flower end) thoroughly, and be sure the crock and all other utensils are clean.
Line bottom of a 1-gallon crock with half of dill and other spices, then add cucumbers.
Top cucumbers with the remaining dill and spices. Add brine to cover all ingredients.
Keep produce submerged with a heavy plate so that it is under at least 2” of brine.
Remove scum daily. When bubbles and scum stop forming, fermentation is completed.