Leesey'S Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 gal. kosher dill pickles, drained and sliced crosswise
8 c. sugar
1 pt. tarragon vinegar
1 box pickling spices, divided into four parts and tied in square of muslin
11 or 12 (12 oz.) Mason jars

Preparation

Start with a gallon of kosher dill pickles.
Drain juice. Slice pickles as you wish (I prefer crosswise, approximately 1/4-inch pieces).
Pack the gallon jars with layers of sugar, spice bag and pickle slices, making four layers, alternating a layer of sugar in the bottom of the jar, then a spice bag, pickles, etc.