>>2430846First step is making the brine. I like to boil mine some to get the flavours out of the spices. Today I'm using black pepper, mustard seed, dill seed and a little crushed chili. The ratio I go for is 1 tablespoon of salt (any salt will work so long as it doesn't have iodine in it) per two cups of water. The other important point is that though I boil the salt and spices, I let it fully cool before adding to the vegetables in the jar.
