Dill Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 cucumbers
ice water
onion slices or clove of garlic
dill (fresh or dried)
1 c. sugar
1 c. water
2 c. white vinegar
1/2 c. pickling salt

Preparation

Soak cucumbers in ice water 3 or 4 hours.
Drain.
Slice or cut into strips.
Place in sterilized jars, along with onion and a generous amount of dill.
Combine sugar, water, vinegar and salt and bring to a boil.
Pour over pickles and seal.
Store in 70\u00b0 to 75\u00b0 temperature until cucumbers look transparent, about 3 weeks. Makes 3 pints.