Id love to can pickles and i love dill but sweet is ok too. I like them to crisp but i dont like the alum and id heard of techniques where u dont boil the cucumber u put it in raw so while sealing the cucumber/pickle doesnt become mushy. true? i just dont have the recipe for or know if its true? If anyone has any recipes or tips id appreciate it thank u.

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Does anyone have a recipe for canning pickles preferably dill and w/out alum?
December 10th, 2011 - 8:15 pm
Spicy Refridgerator Pickles
Ingredients
12 3 to 4 inch long pickling cucumbers
2 cups water
1 3/4 cups white vinegar
1 1/2 cups chopped fresh dill weed
1/2 cup white sugar
8 cloves garlic, chopped
1 1/2 tablespoons coarse salt
1 tablespoon pickling spice
1 1/2 teaspoons dill seed
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste (optional)
4 sprigs fresh dill weed
Directions
In a large bowl, combine the cucumbers, water, vinegar, chopped dill, sugar, garlic, salt, pickling spice, dill seed, and red pepper flakes. Stir, and let stand at room temperature for 2 hours, until the sugar and salt dissolve.
Remove the cucumbers to three 1 1/2 pint wide mouth jars, placing 4 cucumbers into each jar. Ladle in the liquid from the bowl to cover. Place a sprig of fresh dill into each jar, and seal with lids. Refrigerate for 10 days before eating. Use within 1 month.
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Does anyone have a recipe for canning pickles preferably dill and w/out alum?
December 10th, 2011 - 8:22 pm
I have their book and I like the recipes, you will find everything that you need and more in here.
Happy canning!
http://www.homecanning.ca/pages/pickles/22.php