Recipe: Dilled Carrots

Dilled Carrots
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38 minutes (30 min prep, 8 min cooking)
4 pints

2 lbs carrots (20 medium sized)
1/2 cup chopped fresh dill
2 cloves garlic (peeled and halved)
2 cups water
2 cups white vinegar
4 tablespoons salt
4 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon cayenne

Pare carrots and cut into 4-inch long sticks.

Boil in unsalted water till crisply tender.

Immediately place carrots into ice water to cool.

Pack upright into sterilized jars (the smaller canning jar).

Place 2 tablespoons of dill and 1/2 clove of garlic in each jar.

Heat water, vinegar, salt, sugar and cayenne to boiling, fill jars and seal properly. Process in water bath 10 minutes.

Let jars cool then store.