Kosher Dill Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. kosher salt
3 c. vinegar
9 c. water
alum
garlic cloves
bay leaves
mustard seed

Preparation

To each jar add 1/4 teaspoon alum, 1 clove garlic, 1 bay leaf and 1/2 teaspoon mustard seed.
Boil salt, vinegar and water 2 to 3 minutes.
Pack clean pickles in jars.
Pour hot brine over pickles and seal.
Put in boiling water bath and process for 5 minutes. Double recipe is enough for 13 quarts.