Dill Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 qt. vinegar
3 qt. water
1 c. canning salt
2 dill sprigs (to each qt. of pickles)
1/4 tsp. alum (to each qt. of pickles)

Preparation

Wash cucumbers; put dill in bottom of each jar.
Place cucumbers neatly in jar.
Bring vinegar mixture to boil.
Pour over cucumbers. Add alum. Put on lids.
Set aside to cure for 6 weeks.
Mixture can be saved to use for next batch.