Kicked off canning season with a bang!

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We made 17 pints of sweet jalapeno relish a couple of weeks ago, and canned off 74 pints of kraut yesterday! Pork loin, kraut and taters went over very well at the church pot luck today!

Whatcha canning lately?

[LindsayArthurRTR]

Dill Pickles!!! And these are the best

Makes enough brine to cover cukes in 7 quart sized jars.

Fill the bottoms of 7 sterile quart sized jars with the following:
1 head of fresh dill with some stems(make sure you check them for bugs!)
1 garlic clove per jar
1/2 tsp of peppercorns
1/2 teaspoon of mustard seed
2-3 hot peppers if you want. ripened red ones look GREAT!
1/4 of a carrot cubed (for crispness)

on top of that pack your cucumbers tightly in the jars up to the neck.
I cut the cukes into spears and "stacker" style chips, I grew ashleys this year so that's the kind of cuke I used.

Bring the next ingredients to a rolling boil and pour over the cukes to cover, up to the neck of the jar. Need 1/2" headspace.

8 1/2 cups water
2 1/2 cups white vinegar
1/2 cup kosher salt

place lids and bands and hand tighten. process in hot water canner for 15 minutes.
The pickles are ready in a few weeks.

SO freakin good!

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Sounds good! Cukes will be coming on very soon. I'm going to try pickle crisp this year since it's available again. I wasn't happy with mushy dills last year.