{"id":4819,"date":"2014-06-08T18:54:16","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T01:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smokinpetebbq.com\/wordpress\/?p=4819"},"modified":"2014-06-08T18:54:16","modified_gmt":"2014-06-09T01:54:16","slug":"claussen-style-garlic-dill-knockoff-pickles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smokinpetebbq.com\/wordpress\/claussen-style-garlic-dill-knockoff-pickles\/","title":{"rendered":"Claussen-Style Garlic & Dill Knockoff Pickles"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Claussen-style<\/a><\/p>\n

I’ve always been a fan of Claussen pickles.\u00a0 I tolerate some of those other dill pickles but I always levitate back to Claussen.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 It goes back to the early 1960s when I was about 12 years old and worked at a Deli sweeping floors.\u00a0 My salary … I could eat whatever I wanted and I chose Deli Pickles that came in those big barrels!\u00a0 Yup, I was hooked.<\/p>\n

I searched and chose 6 Claussen-style Knockoff recipes which I morphed into my own.\u00a0 Unlike canning, pickling does not require boiling the crispy goodness from your pickles and can be stored\/kept in your refrigerator for up to a year.\u00a0 Presuming they taste OK, mine won’t last that long!!<\/p>\n

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\"Claussen-style<\/a><\/p>\n

I was going to try and grow my own pickle cucumbers but figured the chances of harvesting enough cucumbers at once to make it worthwhile to pickle were slim.\u00a0 So I checked with my local grocery store only to find that they didn’t have any pickling cucumbers in stock.\u00a0 Talked to the Produce manager and he said he would order me a lug of pickling cucumbers which he sold me at his cost – $22.50.\u00a0 Got me 19 quart jars out of it.<\/p>\n

Sterilize jars and wash the cucumbers –\u00a0 DO NOT use regular store-bought cucumbers.\u00a0 They are usually coated with wax to preserve them over long shipping\/storage periods which does not bode well with the pickling\/canning processes.<\/em><\/p>\n

Brine<\/span>:<\/strong>
\nThis makes enough brine for 4 quart jars.\u00a0 No need to boil the brine.\u00a0 Combine in a large pitcher. Stir until salt is dissolved.\u00a0 Set aside.<\/p>\n