Kvasheni Ohirky (Cossack Dill Pickles)

Time

Yield

5 pounds

Ingredients

Ingredients

5 cloves garlic, bruised
8 sprigs dill, chopped
1/4 tsp. alum
3 cherry leaves
16 peppercorns
5 lbs. sm. cucumbers, unwaxed
1 gal. water
1 cup coarse salt

Instructions

Soak the cucumbers in ice water for 5 minutes. Scald a gallon-size glass jar in boiling water. Place the cherry leaves or the alum in the bottom of the jar. Make a layer of cucumbers in the jar; add a few of the garlic cloves and some of the dill. Do this until all is used. Bring water to a boil, then add the salt and pour over the cucumbers. Cover with a plate and sit it in a dark, cool place to ferment. These pickles will be ready in 10 to 12 days.

Author's Comments

It is important to not put a tight lid on the jar!

Source: Larissa Lysenkova, Kiev-Ukraine, circa 1995.

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