Whether you’re a pickle lover or just looking for a tasty and nutritious snack, kosher dill pickle spears are sure to satisfy your cravings.
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Every summer, the husband and I plant a garden in our backyard. And every year we devote one entire bed to cucumbers. We love adding them to cocktails, slicing them up and marinating them for salad, but most of all we LOVE kosher dill pickle spears. Along with biting into that first vine ripened tomato from the vine, cracking open the first jar of homemade kosher dills is one of the many joys of summer.
Table of Contents hide What makes a dill pickle kosher? Best types of cucumbers for making pickles
Any type of cucumber can be pickled, but some varieties work better for slicing and some work better for pickling. Picking cucumbers are typically smaller (so they fit in a jar easier), have a better flavor and a thin skin. We grow Boston Pickling cucumbers in our garden. Other types of cucumbers that are ideal for pickling include:
Kirby Bush National Pickling Cucumbers Tips for making the crunchiest pickles
Excuse me for sounding crass, but no one likes a limp pickle. At least I don’t. One of the greatest joys of biting into a dill pickle
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