Pickles Like "Babcia" Used To Make - cooking recipe

Ingredients

cucumbers
3 stalks pickling dill
4 to 6 buds garlic, peeled
several cherry tree leaves or 1 grape leaf
6 c. water
1/2 c. cider vinegar
3 heaping Tbsp. kosher pickling salt
4 or 5 (3-inch long) slivers horseradish root (if desired)

Preparation

To make your own Polish-style pickles (or pickled cucumbers as they are also known), you should start with fresh pickling cucumbers of roughly 4 to 5 inches in length.
The best are those grown without chemical fertilizers.
Soak cucumbers in a sink of cold water 30 minutes if they are freshly picked or up to 3 hours if they are not.
Scrub well, then scald with boiling water and allow to drip-dry in an earthenware crock of glass jar large enough to accommodate 4 pounds of cucumbers.