Dill Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 qt. water
1 qt. vinegar
1 c. salt
1/2 tsp. alum
1 clove garlic
dill seed

Preparation

Heat the first 4 ingredients to boiling.
In the bottom of each jar, put 1 clove of garlic and 1 teaspoon of dill seed.
Pour water and vinegar mixture over pickles and seal.
Use hot water bath for a few minutes.
Let sit for 4 weeks before using.