"Almost Home-Made" Crisp And Sweet Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 gallon sour or dill pickles
4 lbs sugar
2 - 3 cloves garlic, chopped
2 - 3 oz Louisiana Red Hot Sauce

Preparation

Drain pickles thoroughly and discard liquid.
Thinly slice across pickles.
Drain in colander for 4 - 5 hours.
Fill a 6 gallon jar about 1/4 full of pickles, sugar, garlic and hot sauce.
Alternate ingredients until all pickles are packed in jar.
Tighten lid.
Let stand at room temperature 5 days, turning jar once or twice a day. Refrigerate.