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  1. Makes 7 L (7 quarts)

Ingredients

  • 7.25 kg pickling cucumbers (10–12 cm / 4-5 inch)
  • 8 L water
  • 1-1/2 cup Windsor® Coarse Pickling Salt (divided)
  • 1.5 L vinegar (5%)
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2-1/4 cup water
  • 2 tbsp whole mixed pickling spice
  • 5 tbsp mustard seed (whole)
  • 21 heads fresh dill (or 105 mL (7 tbsp) dill seed)

  • 7.25 kg pickling cucumbers (10–12 cm / 4-5 inch)
  • 8 L water
  • 1-1/2 cup Windsor® Coarse Pickling Salt (divided)
  • 1.5 L vinegar (5%)
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2-1/4 cup water
  • 2 tbsp whole mixed pickling spice
  • 5 tbsp mustard seed (whole)
  • 21 heads fresh dill (or 105 mL (7 tbsp) dill seed)

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Recipe Preparation

For the Quick Dill Pickles

  1. Wash cucumbers.
  2. Cut 1/16-inch slice off blossom end and discard.
  3. Cut lengthwise into quarters.
  4. Dissolve 175 mL (3/4 cup) salt in 8 L (2 gallons) water. Pour over cucumbers and let stand 12-18 hours; drain.
  5. Combine vinegar, 175 mL (3/4 cup) Windsor Coarse Salt, sugar and 625 mL (2-1/4 cups) water.
  6. Add mixed pickling spices tied in cheesecloth. Heat to boiling.
  7. Fill clean, hot quart jars with pickles. Add 10 mL (2 tsp) mustard seed and 3 heads dill or 15 mL (1 tbsp) dill seed per quart.
  8. Discard spice bag.
  9. Pour boiling pickling solution over pickles, leaving 1.27 cm (1/2 inch) headspace. Remove air bubbles using a non-metal spatula.
  10. Wipe rims of jars and adjust lids.
  11. Process for 15 minutes in a boiling water bath.
  12. Store in the refrigerator*.