Kosher Dill Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

20 to 25 cucumbers (pickling size)
1/8 tsp. alum
1 clove garlic
2 heads dill
1 qt. vinegar
1 c. non-iodized salt
3 qt. water
1 hot red pepper (optional)

Preparation

Pack sterilized quart jars with cucumbers.
Add to each jar alum, garlic, dill and red pepper.
Combine and boil vinegar, 1 cup salt and water.
Fill hot jars and seal.