zxcvbob wrote:
> Pete wrote:
>
>> I planted around 50 cucumber vines this spring.
>> Also a few rows of dill.
>>
>> Now that I have some small pickles coming in, I want to make some
>> refrigerator pickles.
>>
>> The dill I have currently is getting ready to flower.
>>
>> Do I use the leaves? Stems? Flowers? Or do I have to wait for the
>> seeds?
>
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> You use the whole plant. (Maybe not the roots.) I haven't made dill
> pickles in a few years, but I usually use the dill flowers or immature
> seeds or whatever stage the tops are when the cukes are ready, plus a
> few pieces of the stems cut into 2-or-3 inch sections.
>
> Bob
I grow, harvest at leaf stage, and dehydrate fern leaf dill just for
making pickles. To me it has a stronger dill taste and is more
attractive in the jar than either the regular dill or the seeds. If I
have to use dried seeds I usually crush them to release a stronger dill
flavor. YMMV

George