Dill Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

cucumbers, cut lengthwise
buttons of garlic
dill seed
alum
1 qt. vinegar
2 qt. water
1 c. salt

Preparation

Place cukes in quart jars.
Add 3 or 4 buttons of garlic to each jar, 1 teaspoon dill seed and 1/4 teaspoon alum.
Boil the vinegar, water and salt together.
Pour vinegar mixture over cukes.
Seal; let stand 6 weeks.
Makes 6 quarts.