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  1. Heritage Dill Wholes from Josh's Pickles No.16Photo: Josh's Pickles

    Dill and sour

    Heritage Dill Wholes

    From Josh's Pickles · Utah

    Vinegar○○○No heat$11.99 a jar

    Josh Little makes craft pickles from family recipes a hundred years old, and markets them like a showman: his stunts, a pickle hot tub included, keep going viral.

    Behind the stunts is a very good, very classic dill. Big garlic, a real crunch.

    Eat it withA turkey sandwichPotato chipsA pickle plate

    Chef's quick version

    Heritage dill chips

    15 min, then 1 day · makes 1 quart · Thin chips take the brine fast, so they're good the next day. Dill seed and fresh dill both.

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    You need

    • 1¼ lb (570 g) Kirby cucumbers, sliced ⅛ inch thick
    • 1 cup (240 ml) white vinegar
    • 1 cup (240 ml) water
    • 1 tbsp kosher salt
    • 1 tsp sugar
    • 1 tsp dill seed
    • 4 garlic cloves, sliced
    • A handful of fresh dill

    How to make it

    1. Pack the slices into a jar with the dill seed, garlic and dill.
    2. Boil the vinegar, water, salt and sugar.
    3. Pour over the slices to cover.
    4. Cool, close and refrigerate. Ready in a day; keeps 2 weeks.

    Chef's own quick version, in our words. It isn't Josh's Pickles's recipe: for the real thing, order the jar.

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