Lizzie’s Dill Pickles

A handwritten recipe for Lizzie’s Dill Pickles—with a hot three-ingredient brine, one line of directions, and, curiously enough, no dill in sight.
Recipes preserved in their original handwriting, from well-used recipe cards, scraps of paper, notebooks, and other keepsakes saved through the years.

A handwritten recipe for Lizzie’s Dill Pickles—with a hot three-ingredient brine, one line of directions, and, curiously enough, no dill in sight.

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