HOMEMADE LITHUANIAN HALF-SOUR PICKLES

Ingredients

• 35 to 40 cukes
• 1 gallon water
• 1 cup white vinegar
• 2 oz. or less pickling spice
• 2/3 cups canning salt
• 1 to 4 cloves garlic
• Dill weed to taste

Directions

1. Wash cukes
2. Layer dill
3. Layer cukes in crock or large glass jar.
4. Mix all ingredients together until salt is dissolved.
5. Pour over cukes, making sure to keep cukes under liquid.
6. Let stand for 2 to 3 days at room temperature.

Joe's Tips

If cukes foam up, skim off. Keep a heavy weight on cukes if in a large crock. Do not cover tightly. Refrigerate after pickles have turned a brown color.

Recipe by Joe Ames

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