Dill Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 doz. small cucumbers (4 inches long), washed and left whole or halved
8 c. cold water mixed with 3/8 c. pickling salt (this is your brine)
8 sprigs fresh dill or 4 Tbsp. dill seed
4 tsp. mustard seed
2 c. white vinegar
2 c. water
4 Tbsp. pickling salt
4 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. plus 1 1/2 tsp. mixed pickling spices, tied in cheesecloth

Preparation

Pour
brine
over
cucumbers
and
let stand overnight. Wash and sterilize 4 pint jars and lids.
Drain cucumbers and pack into
hot jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
To each jar add
2 sprigs of dill or 1 tablespoon dill seed and 1 teaspoon mustard seed, pushing halfway down in jar.
Set uncovered jars on a cookie sheet and keep hot in a 250\u00b0 oven.