Kosher Dill Pickles

Ingredients

Instructions

  • cucumbers
  • grape leaves
  • garlic
  • alum
  • fresh dill
  • whole red peppers
  • 3 quarts water
  • 1 c. pickling spice
  • 1 quart vinegar
Soak cucumbers overnight in cold water. Wash and pack in jars. In each jar, place 1 grape leaf, 1 sprig dill, 1 clove garlic, 1/2 hot red pepper, 1/8 tsp. alum. Heat water, vinegar and pickling salt to boiling. Pour over pickles. Process. Makes approximately 5 quarts and 2 pints.