Canning CRISP Dill Pickles | Water Bath Canning

Learn the art of preserving cucumbers by canning dill pickles at home with this step-by-step tutorial! I'll share 3 tips for ensuring your homemade pickles are crisp and crunchy. I'll also walk you through the steps for water bath canning so you can enjoy your crunchy, tangy pickles all year round.
Brine Recipe:
8 1⁄2 cups water
2 1⁄4 cups white vinegar
1⁄2 cup pickling salt
Ingredients:
Cucumbers
Garlic cloves (optional, to taste)
Strawberry leaves (optional)
Dill, blooms and leaves
Directions:
Clean cucumbers and scrub off spines
Remove blossom end of each cucumber
Soak in an ice bath for 3-4 hrs.
Cut to desired shape/size
Pack ingredients into wide-mouth pint jars and fill with hot brine to 1/2" headspace. Process in water bath for 15 min. Pickles are ready to eat after 2 weeks. Makes 8 pint jars.

[@Jonathan-eb5zi]

There's nothing better than a crispy pickle and a burger. Perfect summer food. Thanks for the video!

[@Locally_Raised]

Agreed! I think that’s on the menu for next week.

[@UriValdez]

They look so good

[@Locally_Raised]

Thanks 😊

[@knotqueen2419]

Grape leaves work too. Thank you for this video.

[@Locally_Raised]

Good call! You’re welcome ☺️

[@debyrah]

Bread and butter are my favorite! Mom used to add sliced onions/peppers to hers. We always used apple cider vinegar when pickling. Just a taste preference. I've given up on growing dill. I've tried for 2yrs and the plant has died both times.

[@Locally_Raised]

I haven't tried apple cider vinegar; I might give it a try to compare. I'm trying to track down my grandma's bread and butter pickle recipe right now because that's my husband's favorite. Ha, glad I'm not alone in my dill struggles.

[@bwiseok]

I’ve never done pickles but would love to try this. What type of cucumber did you plant. I believe gardeners would want to know so they have 100% success.

[@Locally_Raised]

I bought my cucumbers from a nursery that just labeled them “pickling cucumbers.” If a more specific name is helpful, I think they’re a lot like the Boston Picking Cucumber. I hope it works well for you. Happy canning!

[@flyfish4evr]

Could you use that same procedure and recipe for whole pickles?

[@Locally_Raised]

Yup! No problem.

[@agustino42491]

when do you fully tighten the screw on lid?

[@Locally_Raised]

The bands only get tightened to fingertip tight when canning. They just keep the lid in place so it can seal while it’s in the boiling water, so you’ll never actually screw them on tightly.