Dill Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 qt. water
1 qt. vinegar
1 c. coarse salt
1 garlic clove
1/2 carrot
1 piece onion
dill
alum

Preparation

Put dill, onion, garlic, carrot and alum in jar.
Boil liquid; pour hot over pickles.
Seal.
Put in boiling water and turn off heat.
Leave in hot water until pickles turn color.
Makes about 8 quarts.