sour pickles

Russian Sour Pickles or Tomatoes

October 15, 2012

Author: Sybil Sage

 

 

This was a recipe my mother altered, depending on whether it was going to a daughter or a daughter-in-law. As the daughter, I have the real one.

Ingredients:

4 pounds cucumbers or tomatoes

2 strips pickling spices

1/2 tsp. Salt

2 cloves garlic

2 TBSP. dill

Preparation:

Put cucumbers, pickling spices, garlic & dill in large jar. Fill with Water. Fill to top. Add 3 TBSP kosher salt. You can add more dill & vinegar as well as garlic. (That’s the way mothers used to cook).

Cover with Saran Wrap. Let stand at room temperature 5-6 days. You then screw on the top and refrigerate. You will have pickled in 3 weeks.

Courtesy of Mina Adelman’s daughter.