Wash 5 pint jars, lids and the screw bands in warm soapy water. Rinse and set aside. Place rack in the bottom of the canner. Place jars on top of the rack. Fill canner with water until it covers the ...

Dill pickles are typically made with cucumbers, vinegar, salt, sugar, fresh dill, and spices. But spices like black peppercorns, mustard seed, and fresh garlic can add more flavor to your pickles.

From making pickles to transforming salad dressing and cocktails, here are five smart ways to use up leftover pickle juice.

“It smells like dill pickles in here.” That from my husband, Frank, yesterday as he was coming into the kitchen from outside and the aroma of vinegar, pickling spices, garlic and dill wafted clear out ...

Millennia before Louis Pasteur discovered the bacteria-killing process known as pasteurization, our ravenous forbears found that foods lasted longer if they were treated to various procedures. Before ...

As the August harvest fills up baskets with a rainbow of veggies at green markets and as urban gardens hit their seasonal highs, home cooks now have plenty of produce to pickle vegetables. When it ...