Mom'S Dill Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. canning salt
1 qt. white vinegar
3 qt. water
alum
garlic and dill
red hot candies
hot peppers or crushed red peppers (optional)

Preparation

Boil together first 3 ingredients.
Wash and pack pickles in quart jars.
Put in alum the size of 2 peas, 3 or 4 pieces of garlic, dill to taste and 3 red hot candies in each jar.
You may also add 2 red hot peppers or crushed red peppers.
This will cover 6 quarts.
After the water boils, let it set about 5 minutes, then pour over the pickles in jars and seal.
Boil your lids also.
Sometimes the jars don't seal, but they don't spoil. Ready to eat in about 3 weeks.