No Can Dill Pickles – Just Stick Them in a Jar!

My early attempts at dill pickles were not very successful.

My early attempts at dill pickles were not very successful.  I followed the FDA guidelines from the Ball Blue Book of Preserving , and ended up with tasty pickles with absolutely no crunch.  I love my Blue Book, but these were not the pickles I was looking for.  As I understand it, many commercial manufacturers add alum (basically aluminum) to give their pickles crunch.  Needless to say, I wasn’t going that direction. These no can dill pickles bring the crunch without the aluminum.

This recipe is from my neighbor Betty.  Betty and I have swapped a lot of produce and recipes over the years (she’s also my son’s piano teacher and has become like a grandmother to him ).  Betty makes a simple old-fashioned brined dill pickle that doesn’t require canning, and couldn’t be easier to make.

Betty’s No Can Dill Pickles

Ingredients

Directions

Combine the water, vinegar, salt and sugar and boil one minute. Cool slightly.

Wash the cucumbers and cut off about 1/16”from each end.  This gets rid of some enzymes that would soften the pickles, and allows better penetration of the brine.  Pack the cucumbers in a one gallon jarwith the dill.

Note:  I like to curl up some of the dill in the top of the jar to pin down the cucumbers and make sure they all stay submerged in the brine.

Pour the warm brine over the cucumbers. Let stand, loosely covered, at room temperature for three days. (Drape a towel over the jar opening or let lid sit on loosely.)   I rubber band everything, especially in fruit fly season.  You could also use something like the Picklemeister Glass Fermentor Jar, which in addition to being fun to say,  comes with its own airlock built right into the lid.

Cover and store in refrigerator. They are ready to eat after the three days but the flavor improves after a week or two in the refrigerator.

That’s it!  No canning, no heat processing of any sort.  These pickles stay fresh and crisp tasty for months.  We’ve enjoyed them at Christmastime.  If you don’t have a lot of small cucumbers, you could cut the recipe in half, or make up a full batch of brine but process pickles by the quart and hold the reserve brine in the fridge for a couple of weeks.  Delicious!  Thanks, Betty.  I love my country neighbors!

Easiest Ever, No Canning Required Dill Pickles

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Super easy no-canning required dill pickles. No canning required, store in the fridge for months.

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Prep Time

15 min

Prep Time

15 min

795 calories

183 g

0 g

3 g

15 g

1 g

4981 g

37864 g

138 g

0 g

1 g

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size

4981g

Yields

Amount Per Serving

Calories 795

Calories from Fat 21

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 3 g

Saturated Fat 1 g

Trans Fat 0 g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1 g

Monounsaturated Fat 0 g

Cholesterol 0 mg

Sodium 37864 mg

Total Carbohydrates 183 g

Dietary Fiber 11 g

Sugars 138 g

Protein 15 g

Vitamin A

Vitamin C

Calcium

Iron

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Ingredients

9 cups water 1 ½ cup vinegar 1/3 cup canning salt ½ cup sugar Dill, 2-3 stalks 2-4 inch long cucumbers, enough to fill a gallon jar

Instructions

Combine the water, vinegar, salt and sugar and boil one minute. Cool slightly. Wash the cucumbers and cut off about 1/16”from each end. This gets rid of some enzymes that would soften the pickles, and allows better penetration of the brine. Pack the cucumbers in a one gallon jar with the dill. Pour the warm brine over the cucumbers. Let stand, loosely covered, at room temperature for three days. (Drape a towel over the jar opening or let lid sit on loosely.) I rubber band everything, especially in fruit fly season. Cover and store in refrigerator. They are ready to eat after the three days but the flavor improves after a week or two in the refrigerator.

Notes

I like to curl up some of the dill in the top of the jar to pin down the cucumbers and make sure they all stay submerged in the brine.

By Betty Schleis

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