Cool Cucumber Dip With Fresh Vegetables - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sour cream
1/4 c. mayonnaise
1/2 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded and chopped
1 garlic clove, pressed
1 Tbsp. minced fresh dill or 1/4 tsp. dill weed
Salt and ground pepper to taste
Assorted fresh vegetables such as: carrot sticks, cucumber or mushroom slices, zucchini spears, red bell pepper strips, celery sticks, green onion whisks and radish flowers
1 flower dill
1 red pepper
6 peppercorns
2 qt. vinegar
1 qt. water
1 c. coarse salt
1 Tbsp. mixed spices

Preparation

Cover with hot brine.
Apply caps and seal at once.
Invert until cool.