Dill Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. cucumbers (5 to 6)
3 to 4 heads fresh dill
1 tsp. mustard seed
2 c. water
1 c. cider vinegar
1 tbsp. granulated pickling salt

Preparation

Scrub cucumbers. Pack loosely in hot qt. jars. Leave 1/2 in. head space for each jar. Add dill and mustard seed and a pinch of alum. Make a brine by combining water, vinegar, and salt. Bring to a boil and slowly pour hot brine over cucumbers. Leaving 1/2 in. head space; adjust lids. Process in boiling water baths for 20 minutes. Start time as soon as jars are placed in water.