Personally I prefer slavishly following of the mandates of the private agencies and university extensions that support the mandates.

I just posted the recipe as it was guys.
I have been using generic vinegar from Save A Lot lol.
Its $1.50 a jug there where as its $4 a jug at the other two grocery stores here in town.

Aunt Agnes' Garlic Dill Pickles are pretty dang good.
I had Cole try them yesterday when she came and she gave them a 9 1/2 out of 10.
I gave her a quart to take home with them and she just emailed she had been eating them all day. Im def going to make more of that one. I already finished one quart of them myself.
It has rained for the last two days so there should be more cucumbers in the garden tomorrow.
Im gonna open a jar of the Sweet Pickle Spears next.

Does everybody remember the episode of The Andy Griffith Show where Aunt Bea makes a batch of pickles that none of the guys like? Of course they remain polite and to her face tell her that they're absolutely delicious and that they LOVE them! So, based on their rave reviews, Aunt Bea enters them into the County Fair! Well, you can imagine and likely remember all the zany craziness that ensues if you saw that one years ago! Ha!

I remember that episode. We watch Andy and MASH on tvland all the time.
I wish I could get away with that around here.
Unfortunately for me they all speak their minds about what I make and hang my poor feelings lol. Jons Dad and brother are the worst. God help you if you ask them to try a cornbread recipe with sugar in it. I had my little sister try the pickles here. She would have told me straight up if they were bad. I liked them myself and Im pretty picky.