Preheat 8 cups vegetable oil to 350° in large pot

drain pickles in a colander & place into bowl with 2 cups buttermilk

place all dry ingredients into a bowl & mix well

put a handful of pickles into seasoned flour until completely covered

shake off excess flour & place pickles into hot grease. Do not place to many pickles in at once or they won't crisp

fry 1-2 minutes until golden brown