Dill Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. salt to 8 c. water
1 gal. small whole cucumbers
2 c. white vinegar to 3 c. water
2 Tbsp. pickle spice, tied in white cloth
1 tsp. dill seed

Preparation

Cover cucumbers with salt water; let stand 24 hours.
Drain well.
Bring to a boil the vinegar water, pickle spice and dill seed.
Add small whole cucumbers to mixture; just dip in and right back out.
Put cucumbers in quart jars.
Add 2 garlic cubes, 2 hot peppers (if you want hot pickles) and 1 teaspoon dill seed in each jar.
Pour vinegar mixture over cucumbers and seal.