Dill Pickles

Double this recipe to make 7 quarts.
Bring the following to a boil:

1 pint vinegar (2 cups)
4 cups water
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup salt

Place cucumbers in quart jars along with the following in each quart:

1 teaspoon dill seed
1 clove garlic, sliced

Pour liquid mixture above into each quart jar, leaving 1/4 inch head space. Cap with lids and [...]

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Sweet and Sour Dill Pickles

Makes 4 quarts.
Wash cukes.
Cut in 1-inch lengths or 1/2-inch slices.
Fill 4 quart jars.
Add to each jar:

3-4 onion slices
2 pieces celery (1-inch pieces)
2-3 heads dill OR 1 tsp. dill seed

Syrup

4 cups sugar
1/2 cup pickling salt
1 quart vinegar
2 cups water

Dissolve sugar and salt in vinegar and water and bring to boil.
Fill jars to 1/4 inch from the [...]

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Dill Pickle Relish

12 cups pickling cucumbers, unpeeled, chopped or ground
4 1/2 cups white distilled vinegar, 5% acidity
2 1/2 cups water
1 cup granulated sugar
heaping 1/3 cup minced dried onions
4 tablespoons pickling salt
2 tablespoons dill seed
2 tablespoons celery seed
4 teaspoons ground mustard
1 teaspoon ground tumeric

Chop or ground cucumbers and set aside.
Combine remaining ingredients in a 6-quart saucepot; bring to [...]

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Grape Jelly

3 cups grape juice (needs to be 100% juice, can prepare from frozen concentrate)
1 package powdered pectin
4 cups sugar

In a large saucepan combine the juice and the pectin. Stir it up to eliminate all the lumps of pectin. Bring the mixture to a full boil over medium heat, stirring some as necessary. Add the sugar [...]

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