Dried or fresh dill weed in pickles?

[Shandy]

I only have 7 heads of dill this year. Not enough for my pickles.

 

Can I use dried dill weed? And if so, how much per quart?

[Crazy4Canning]

You can use dried, Violet does. I MUCH prefer fresh, it tastes so much better. I would actually drive across town for some if I couldn't get it locally.

 

The thing with dried dill is that it sticks to the pickle. I find this annoying and over-powering at times.

 

When I made dill relish, I used dill seed. The recipe called for some and I had just a little bit left, so I tossed in the rest.

 

Maybe you could try tossing in a tablespoon or so in your brine as you heat it up, so you get the flavor without the head of dill in the jar.

 

When I made relish, they called for something like 2 tablespoons of dill seed. You can add your own dried spices as long as you don't go overboard. A gentleman in our canning class early this summer added so much dill, it was unreal. He added like a tablespoon to a PINT of green beans. They were supposed to be dilled beans, but not literally pickled dill with beans.

[Violet]

National Center for Home Food Preservation:

I don't have the type of dill my recipe calls for. How can I substitute what I have?

For each quart try 3 heads of fresh dill or 1 to 2 tablespoons dill seed (dill weed = 2T).

 

I use dried dill weed in some. I used dried seed in some. I like the dill weed flavor. It does look messy, but that is my flavor choice. I did use fresh in some. It is all a matter of personal taste or what you have on hand.

 

Hope this answers your question and helps you out.

 

[Shandy]

Thank you, ladies.

[ScrubbieLady]

The thing with dried dill is that it sticks to the pickle. I find this annoying and over-powering at times.

 

I wonder if it would work if you "rehydrated" the dried dill before adding? All I have is dried also.

[Canned Nerd]

Any 'rehydration' would occur in the jar of liquid and when heat, which is little to none for dill weed.

[ScrubbieLady]

Any 'rehydration' would occur in the jar of liquid and when heat, which is little to none for dill weed.

 

I understand that but the comment was about the dill sticking to the pickles. i was wondering if the dill perhaps would not stick to the pickles if it was rehydrated separately.

[Violet]

It will still stick to the pickles.

[ScrubbieLady]

Thanks Violet.