Kosher Dill Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

sliced cucumbers
7 cloves garlic
14 sprigs dill
7 tsp. alum
1 qt. vinegar
3 qt. water
1 c. pickling salt

Preparation

Fill fruit jars with cucumbers, either whole or sliced.
Put 1 clove of garlic and a sprig of dill in bottom of each jar and a sprig of dill on top, also 1 teaspoon alum.
In a kettle, bring vinegar, water and pickling salt to a boil.
Pour over pickles and seal.
Process five minutes in boiling water.
Let stand for 6 weeks before using.
Makes 7 quarts of pickles.