Russian Tarragon Pickles

Total Time: 1010 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 1008 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 quarts pickling cucumbers
• 4 cups vinegar
• 3 1/2 cups water
• 2 tablespoons pickling salt
• 4 -8 fresh tarragon sprigs
• 8 -12 cloves garlic
• 2 -4 mild red chile peppers

Recipe

• 1 scrub the cucumbers very well.
• 2 put the jars in a canner, add water to cover them by 1", and bring them to a boil; boil for 10 minutes.
• 3 pack the jars with cucumbers, putting a good sprig or two of tarragon in each jar.
• 4 add 2-3 cloves of garlic and the pepper; half of one if they are on the large side.
• 5 make a brine of the vinegar, salt and water and pour over the cucumbers.
• 6 seal with sterilized lids.
• 7 set aside for 6 weeks in a cool dark spot before trying.