What size of pickle? Dill pickles vary wildly in size. Some kind of guidance would be helpful!

Hi Cassandra! I used whole, medium-sized dill pickles, so about 28 ounces of pickles.

Here is a recipe for the same dish, but this one has pickle measures in both number and volume.

https://www.thespruceeats.com/polish-creamy-dill-pickle-soup-recipe-1137136

Either use this recipe, or apply its ratios to the one here at food52 to get the pickle volume for that recipe.