Tag: Dill

Use pruners or sharp scissors when harvesting dill weed for drying. Cut just the leafy foliage or remove entire stems to dry for canning and seeds. Remove the stems when the seeds are brown and ripe. Dill flavor is best when it just begins to flower. When should you pick dill from garden? While you […]

Dried vs. Substituting fresh dill for dried dill (or vice versa) is easy to do. Just stick to these proportions, and you’ll get great results: Use one tablespoon of fresh dill weed for every teaspoon of dried dill. How much dry dill equals fresh dill? Ratio: 1 tablespoon fresh dill = 1 teaspoon dried dill. […]

Popular addition to sauces, salads, and soup. Foliage known as dill weed. Edible Flowers: The flowers are used to garnish potato salad, green salads, and pickles. When broken into florets, they can be mixed into a cheese spread or omelet. Can you eat bouquet dill? The wonderful Bouquet Dill is a widely grown variety that […]

SOWING: Direct seed (recommended) – Sow in spring as soon as the soil can be worked. Sow seeds 1/8- 1/4″ deep, 1/4- 1/2″ apart, in rows at least 3″ apart. Thinning is not necessary. Successive sowings can be done every three weeks to harvest fresh greens continuously. Is bouquet dill a perennial? Dill (Anethum graveolens) […]

about 3 to 4 years. Properly stored, dill seed will generally stay at best quality for about 3 to 4 years. To maximize the shelf life of dill seed purchased in bulk, and to better retain flavor and potency, store in containers with tight-fitting lids. How long can you keep dried dill? Store dried dill […]

Preserving Dill To harvest dill seeds, wait until the seeds start to turn brown; as the seed clusters gain weight, they may need staking to keep them high and dry. Gather the ripe seed heads by clipping them into a paper bag, and place the bag in a warm, dry place indoors for a week […]

Pick for leaf harvest just before flowers open. This is when the leaves contain the highest concentration of oils. The day before harvesting leaves, spray them with water so that they will be clean and dry the day of harvest. The day of leaf harvest, pick dill in the early morning or place stems in […]

Ingredients: dill weed, sea salt, dill pollen, coriander, red wine vinegar powder (maltodextrin, red wine vinegar), onion, garlic, black pepper, mustard powder, allspice, lemon juice powder (contains corn syrup solids), chiles, sugar, citric acid. What is dill seasoning made of? Dill is a herb that comes from the parsley family. It has long, feathery leaves […]

If the pickles are soft, they are spoiled from the yeast fermentation. Don’t use them. Using too weak a salt brine or vinegar solution may cause soft or slippery pickles, as can using moldy garlic or storing the pickles at too warm a temperature. These pickles are spoiled and should be discarded. How do you […]

Fennel. Fresh fennel has delicate and feathery fronds that are very similar in appearance to dill weed. This can be used as a direct substitute for dill weed with little alteration in flavor profile and aesthetics. What is a good replacement for dill? Dill Weed Substitutions Fresh fennel. Thyme. Rosemary. Parsley. Chervil. Basil. Tarragon. What […]

ACV has a multitude of health benefits, including improving weight loss, dropping blood pressure and cholesterol levels, stabilizing blood sugar, enhancing skin health, and relieving acid reflux symptoms! The best type of ACV is raw and unfiltered and often appears smoky inside. What does pickles and apple cider vinegar do? Because apple cider vinegar is […]

Pickles are very high in sodium because it’s an important part of the brining process. Consuming too much salt in your daily diet can contribute to high blood pressure. Anyone who is on blood pressure medication or looking to reduce their sodium intake should eat pickles in moderation or look for low sodium options. How […]

Roughly resembling Queen Anne’s Lace, the flower of the dill plant is spiny, yellow and, like the leaves and seeds, edible. The flower has a slightly stronger taste than the needle-like leaves. Can you use the yellow part of dill? Head of Dill – A head of dill is the yellow, flowered portion, of the […]

Sugar in pickling is used to balance the tartness of the vinegar. Although the sugar can be eliminated from pickle recipes, the pickles are likely to be too sour. Note: Under no circumstances should the amount of vinegar be decreased or diluted to compensate for less sugar. Is sugar good on pickles? 6 Answers. The […]

Kosher dills do add spice to sandwiches and meat dishes such as the German dish Rouladen, which wraps beef around a dill pickle. What are kosher dill pickles good for? Fermented pickles are full of good bacteria called probiotics, which are important for gut health. Fights diseases. Cucumbers are high in an antioxidant called beta-carotene, […]

While kosher dills are made with garlic, Polish dills are often made with more pickling spices, giving you a zesty, peppery pickle. From Our Everyday Life: Polish dills contain more spices and garlic than either traditional dill pickles or kosher dill pickles. Are Polish dill pickles kosher? Polish pickles are similar to kosher dills. In […]

When a heavy influx of eastern European Jews arrived in New York City during the late 1800s and early 1900s, immigrants introduced kosher dill pickles to America. Cucumbers were washed, then piled in large wooden barrels along with dill, garlic, spices, kosher salt and clean water. Where do kosher dill pickles come from? While kosher […]

Gherkins. Gherkins, also known as baby pickles or miniature cucumbers, are usually one to two inches long. What are the 3 types of pickles? Pickles can be made using one of three methods: refrigeration, fresh packed, or processed. All three achieve the same pickling end goal, but employ different strategies to get there, mostly involving […]

The end result is a few tried-and-true pickle varieties born of thousands of trial and error years. (Kosher) Dill Pickles. Sour (Or Half-Sour) Pickles. Bread and Butter Pickles. Gherkins. Hungarian Pickles. Polish or German Pickles. Lime Pickles. Kool-Aid Pickles. How many types of dill pickles are there? Even though your grocery store may have a […]

Immerse the dried herbs in a small bowl of water with enough water to cover the herbs completely. Cover the container tightly. Allow the herbs to stand in the water for 10 minutes to become fully rehydrated. Strain the excess water from the herbs. Can dried herbs be substitute for fresh? Dried herbs can be […]