Dill Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 qt. water
1 c. salt
1 small garlic
2 Tbsp. powdered alum
1 grape leaf (to a jar)
1 qt. vinegar
1 Tbsp. mustard seed
1 red hot pepper
1/2 pack cucumbers

Preparation

Soak pickles in powdered alum and water for 2 to 3 hours. Boil remaining ingredients (except grape leaves) for 5 minutes. Pour over pickles.
Place 1 grape leaf over pickles.