Dill Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/8 tsp. alum
1 clove garlic
2 heads dill
1 hot pepper
cucumbers (small or speared may be used)
1 c. salt
3 qt. water
1 qt. apple cider vinegar
grape leaves

Preparation

Wash cucumbers and let stand overnight in cold water.
Pack in jars.
Mix salt, water and apple cider vinegar.
Bring to boil. Pour vinegar in jars.
Place a grape leaf in the top of each jar. Seal.