Christine'S Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

fresh cucumbers
alum
dill
green peppers
hot peppers
garlic
onion
grape leaves
6 c. water
2 c. vinegar
1/2 c. canning salt

Preparation

Pack clean cucumbers into jars with a sprig of dill, a slice of onion, a wedge of green pepper, hot pepper, several buds of garlic and grape leaves.
Add 1/4 teaspoon of alum into each jar. Mix the water, vinegar and salt well.
Pour brine over pickles and process in a water bath until the pickles start to turn color.
Be sure they are hot as the jars seal better.