Dill Pickle Bites Recipe 495

Steps:

• Place five garlic clove halves and five dill heads in each of three hot 1-quart jars. Pack cucumbers into jars to within 1/2 in. of the top., In a large saucepan, bring water, vinegar, salt and pepper flakes to a boil. Carefully ladle hot liquid over cucumbers, leaving 1/2-in. headspace. Add remaining five garlic clove halves to each jar. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot mixture. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight. , Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 15 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

Steps:

• Soften cream cheese with a small amount of mayonnaise.
• (There was no measurement given in the book. I used 1/4 c of mayo, but you may use more or less depending on your taste.) Add onion juice to cream cheese/mayonnaise.
• Mix well.
• Spread a layer of this mixture on each slice of bread.
• Put a dill pickle spear on each slice of bread.
• Roll up jelly roll fashion.
• Wrap each roll tightly in wax paper and refrigerate overnight.
• Slice each roll in 5 slices.

Steps:

• Let the cream cheese sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes before you make these.
• Cut dill pickles lengthwise into fourths or sixths, depending on how thick the pickles are. You need as many cut pickle spears as you have ham slices.
• Spread each slice of ham with a very thin layer of cream cheese. (I used about 1 teaspoons cream cheese on each ham slice. The ham doesn't need to be completely covered with cream cheese.).
• Put a dill pickle on the edge of each ham slice and trim the ham if it's very much bigger than the dill pickle spear. Roll up the ham around the dill pickle, then place toothpicks where you want each piece to be cut. Cut into pieces so that each piece has a toothpick. Arrange on plate and serve.