Caliente Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. salt (plain)
1 gal. water
cucumbers
1 1/2 qt. vinegar
3/4 c. salt (plain)
1/4 c. sugar
2 1/2 qt. water
2 Tbsp. whole pickling spice
2 tsp. mustard seed
1 clove garlic
3 heads dill weed or seed

Preparation

Soak pickles overnight in 3/4 cup salt and 1 gallon of water. In a saucepan, boil 1 1/2 quarts vinegar, 3/4 cup salt, sugar, 2 1/2 quarts water and pickling spice (in a cloth).
In canning jars, put in dill weed or dill seed, garlic, mustard seed and cucumbers.
Pour liquid mixture into jars and seal.
Process 20 minutes.