Extra Good Sweet Dills Recipes

HOMEMADE SWEET DILL YUM-YUM PICKLES

Steps:

• Slice the washed pickles into about 1/4 to 1/3-inch slices, then place in a medium bowl.
• Pour 2 cups sugar over the slices and toss/stir to coat with the pickle slices.
• Allow to sit out at room temperature for 24 hours tossing several times with a spoon during the 24 hours (I just leave a spoon in the bowl, juice will gather in the bowl, do not drain!).
• After the 24 hours (do not drain the juice in the bowl) in a medium saucepan combine 2 cups sugar, vinegar, water, pickling spice; bring to a boil over medium heat stirring until the sugar is dissolved (about 2 minutes).
• Make certain that the bowl is Pyrex or heat-proof or it might crack when you pour the boiling water into it -- pour the water mixture over the sugared pickles and the sugar juice that has gathered in the bowl; mix very well with a spoon.
• Allow the mixture to stand at room temperature for about 8 hours or overnight.
• Drain pickles (you don't have to completely drain).
• Transfer pickles to clean glass jars and store covered or uncovered in refrigerator.
• Serve cold.

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SWEET DILL PICKLES

Steps:

• Drain pickles and slice into 1/4 inch pieces. Place in a medium bowl with 2 cups sugar. Stir, cover and allow to stand at room temperature 6 to 8 hours, or overnight.
• In a medium saucepan, mix together the remaining sugar, vinegar, water and pickling spice. Bring to a boil. Pour over the pickles. Allow the mixture to stand at room temperature 6 to 8 hours, or overnight.
• Transfer the pickles to sterile jars and store in the refrigerator. Serve chilled.

FERMENTED DILLS

Steps:

• Cover the cucumbers with cold water, scrub off their prickly spines and drop them into a colander.
• Combine 13 cups water with the pickling salt in a large saucepan and bring to a boil, whisking to dissolve the salt.
• Into the bottom of each sterilized 1-quart jar, drop a layer of cabbage leaves, 1 garlic clove, 1 small grape leaf, 2 red chiles if using and a tuft of crown dill. Pack the jar with cucumbers, standing them upright and getting in as many as you can. Top each jar with another garlic clove, grape leaf, red chile and another tuft of crown dill. Pour hot brine into each jar, leaving 1/8-inch headspace. Wipe the jar rims with a cloth dipped in boiling water. Screw the sterilized lids on tight, as tight as you possibly can.
• Once they cool, transfer the jars to a warm place (75 degrees F or so) and let the pickles ferment for 1 week. This is the warm jump-start period for the longer ferment; the brine should get cloudy and the lid tops should become tight with pressure. Then transfer the jars to a cooler place (a root cellar would be great, but any place a few degrees cooler than room temperature is fine) and wait at least 6 weeks and up to 6 months before consuming.

BAKED SWEET POTATOES WITH DILL BUTTER

Steps:

• Prick 4 sweet potatoes with a fork. Place on a baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees F until soft, 60 to 75 minutes. Mix 6 tablespoons softened butter, 1 tablespoon chopped dill, 1 small sliced scallion and 1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon zest; season with salt and pepper. Cut open the potatoes and top with the dill butter.

EXTRA GOOD SWEET DILLS

Steps:

• Wash cucumbers; cut 1/16" slice off blossum end. Cover with ice water. Let stand in refrigerator 3 to 4 hours. Drain; cut into slices.
• Cut cucumbers and onions into slices.
• Admire you dill before placing into jars. lol I LOVE DILL!!!!
• Add 1 tbsp. dill seeds and 2 slices onion to each of 6 sterilized hot pint jars. Pack cucumbers into jars. (I added sliced onions and dill at the bottom and then a little more at the top of jar.)
• Combine vinegar, 1 c. water, sugar and salt in 2-qt. saucepan. Bring to boil. Pour over cucumbers, filling to within 1/4" of jar top. Then, wipe the jar rim with a paper towel that is dipped in hot water; adjust lids.
• Process in boiling water bath 10 minutes. Start to count processing time when water in canner returns to boiling.
• Remove jars and complete seals unless closures are self-sealing type. Makes 6 pints. ----Now here is the hard part, you must let these sit for at least a month to get all the goodness to come together. Good luck with that. lol...
• Store Pickles Properly: After jars have cooled, check all the seals. Label, date and store in a cool, dark, dry place. Jars that are not sealed should be refrigerated and used. Keep opened jars refrigerated and make sure liquid covers the pickles. Discard, without tasting, any picles that have a bad odor, or that appear moldy, mushy or gassy when opened. [I am labeling mine tomorrow, so I will update with a pic when I do.]

CANDIED DILLS

Steps:

• Remove and reserve half the pickles from their container. Pour approximately 1/2 the sugar over the pickles. Pour in 1 tablespoon pickling spice and 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon. Repeat with remaining pickles, sugar, pickling spice and cinnamon.
• Seal the jar and refrigerate. Turn approximately every six hours for 24 hours to help dissolve the sugar. Serve when the sugar has dissolved.

BEST EVER SWEET PICKLES

Steps:

• In a large nonreactive bowl, combine cucumbers, onion and salt. Cover with crushed ice and mix well. Let stand 3 hours. Drain; rinse and drain thoroughly., In a Dutch oven, combine sugar, water, vinegars, mustard seed, celery seed and peppercorns. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Add cucumber mixture; return to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 4-5 minutes or until heated through., Carefully ladle hot mixture into 4 hot wide-mouth 1-pint jars, leaving 1/2-in. headspace. Add 3 garlic cloves and 1 bay leaf to each jar. Remove air bubbles and, if necessary, adjust headspace by adding hot pickling liquid. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight. , Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 10 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

SLIGHTLY SWEET DILL REFRIGERATOR PICKLES

Steps:

• Divide sliced onion between two 1-quart wide-mouth glass jars. Pack cucumber slices horizontally in jars. Top each jar with dill.
• Using mortar and pestle or resealable plastic bag and mallet, crush mustard seeds and peppercorns together. Place crushed spices in medium saucepan. Add vinegar, 1 cup water, sugar, coarse salt, and dill seeds. Bring mixture to boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• Ladle mixture evenly over cucumbers. Leave jars uncovered and chill 24 hours. Cover glass pickle jars tightly with lids. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 week ahead. Keep refrigerated.

SWEET GARLIC DILLS

Steps:

• Combine vinegar, water, sugar, salt and turmeric in a sauce pan and bring to a boil.
• Cut a thin slice from the ends of each cucumber.
• Cut cucumbers lengthwise into quarters.
• Place 1 clove garlic, 1 tsp dill seeds (or one head of fresh) and a pinch of celery seed into each jar.
• Pack in cucumbers.
• Pour boiling vinegar mixture over cucumbers to within 1⁄2 inch of rim (head space).
• Process 10 minutes for 500 ml jars and 15 minutes for 1 litre jars as directed in the canning section.
• Allow to age for at least a year in a dark place.