Pickles

Timeframe 1 to 4 weeks

What you'll need:

Equipment

Ceramic crock or food-grade plastic bucket

Plate that fits inside the crock or bucket

1-gallon/4-liter jug filled with water, or other weight

Cloth cover

Ingredients

3 to 4 pounds/1.5 to 2 kilograms unwaxed cucumbers (small to medium size)

3/8 cup (6 tablespoons)/90 milliliters sea salt

3 to 4 heads fresh flowering dill, or 3 to 4 tablespoons/45 to 60 milliliters of any form of dill (fresh or dried leaf or seeds)

2 to 3 heads of garlic, peeled

1 handful fresh grape, cherry, oak, and/or horseradish leaves (if available)

1 pinch of black peppercorns

Process

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