Dill Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 peck cucumbers (small)
3 pt. vinegar
1 1/2 c. salt
4 1/2 qt. boiling water
9 Tbsp. dill seed or dill weed (fresh)
9 pieces fresh garlic
1 to 2 hot pepper pods
1 1/2 Tbsp. powdered alum

Preparation

Put boiling water, vinegar and salt into a large pot.
Bring back to a rolling boil.
Remove from heat.
Put cucumbers in pot and let stand for 5 minutes.
Remove cucumbers with a drip spoon. Pack cucumbers in 9-quart jars.
To the jars add the dill seed, garlic, 1/4 red hot pepper and alum.
Reheat liquid and then pour over cucumbers and seal jars.