Dill Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 lb. (4-inch) pickling cucumbers
6 Tbsp. salt
3 c. apple cider vinegar
3 c. water
1 c. dill seed
21 peppercorns

Preparation

Wash cucumbers; cut in lengthwise halves.
Combine salt, vinegar and water.
Heat to boiling.
Pack cucumbers into clean hot (1-pint) jars.
Add about 2 tablespoons dill seed and 3 peppercorns to each jar.
Fill with syrup to within 1/2-inch of jar top. Immediately adjust lids.
Process in boiling water bath (212\u00b0) for 15 minutes.
Remove jars from canner and complete seals unless closures are self-sealing type.
Makes 7 pints.