Polly Pocketsy

Make your own pickles once and you will never buy shop bought again! Here is my favourite Pickle recipe !

Spicy Garlic Dill Pickles 

Try and buy the smallest cucumbers you can then wash them and let them air dry on paper towels 

In a large pot add the water vinegar sugar salt 2 tbsp black pepper corns and 4 bayleaves and bring to a boil stirring to dissolve the salt and sugar 

Make sure to wash your jars in a dishwasher and they are clean before filling . Add 1 tsp black peppercorns 2-3 cloves garlic a chunk of sliced onion 2 red birds eye chilli and a string of dill ( Flowering dill if its in season if not fresh dill will do) then push in the pickles making sure the heads are under the neck of the jar 

Pour the boiling pickling liquid into the jars make sure leave a small space at the top but the pickles are submerged 

Seal the jars then place them in a pot with boiling water or a canning machine and cook 30 minutes 

Once cooled down place in a cool dark place or the fridge . You can eat these after a few days but the longer you wait the better they taste 