Damn Good Garlic Dills | Oregonian Recipes

Ingredients

• 1 quart cider vinegar
• 1 quart water
• 1/4 cup pickling spices (see note)
• 1/3 cup pickling salt (see note)
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 cup chopped fresh dill heads (usually sold in bundles, with seed heads still attached to their long stalks)
• 4 quarts pickling cucumbers, rinsed well and blossom ends rubbed off
• 16 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced
• 4 fresh dill heads, halved (usually sold in bundles, with seed heads still attached to their long stalks)
• About 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes