The Probiotic Jar | Recipes - The Probiotic Jar

Ingredients

• Freshly picked pickling cucumbers, all roughly the same size. (Don't put big and small cukes in the same jar)
• 2-3 heads of garlic, with cloves & separated, the roots trimmed, and peeled (smack-peeling is fine)
• 2-3 dill heads (or 4-5 medium sprigs)
• Suggested Spice Blend: (Dill pickles with only garlic and dill are delightful; spices totally optional) 5 tsp. coriander seeds
• 1 tsp. whole cloves
• 1 tsp. mustard seed
• 1" of cinnamon stick
• 1 tsp. allspice berries
• 1 tsp. peppercorns
• 1 tsp. fennel seeds
• 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes (if you like a little heat, or more, to taste)
• 1 bay leaf
• OR 3 TBS Frontier's Organic Original Spicy Pickling Spice
• To promote crunchy pickles: 2 grape leaves, OR 4-5 Raspberry, cherry, or blackberry leaves, OR 2-3 white oak leaves (identifying a white oak tree)