{"id":7908,"slug":"dill-pickles-for-winter-use","title":"Dill Pickles for Winter Use","description":"From The International Jewish Cook Book by Florence Kreisler Greenbaum.","ingredients_raw":["two or three dozen medium-sized cucumbers","salt water","grape leaves","green grapes","whole peppers, or one or two green peppers","bay leaves","whole ginger","cloves","horseradish","dill","water","salt","vinegar"],"ingredients_norm":["sized cucumber","salt water","grape leaf","green grape","whole peppers or or green pepper","bay leaf","whole ginger","clove","horseradish","dill","water","salt","vinegar"],"steps":["Take two or three dozen medium-sized cucumbers and lay them in salt water overnight.","Wipe each one dry, discarding all that are soft.","Lay them in a wooden vessel (which is better than a stone one) along with grape leaves and green grapes, if you can get them, whole peppers, or one or two green peppers, a few bay leaves, a few pieces of whole ginger, a few cloves and a stick of horseradish sliced upon top of all.","Use plenty of dill between each layer.","Boil enough water to cover the pickles.","Use about one pound of salt to six quarts of water, and one cup of vinegar.","If you wish to keep them all winter, have your barrel closed by a cooper."],"categories":[],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":null,"source_name":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12350","source_ref":"pg:12350:w106:5","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":0.9,"content_hash":"85387e23034c702bddf12d510db5795e7c30fee9d90da75d626ebbe6971e5e6e","created_at":"2026-08-02T17:05:13Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:32Z","notice":"Historical recipe, reproduced as published: it may reflect its era's ingredients, language, and food-safety practices. Apply modern judgment on cooking temperatures and preservation.","url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/dill-pickles-for-winter-use"}