Russian Tarragon Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 quarts pickling cucumbers
4 cups vinegar
3 1/2 cups water
2 tablespoons pickling salt
4 -8 fresh tarragon sprigs
8 -12 cloves garlic
2 -4 mild red chile peppers

Preparation

Scrub the cucumbers very well.
Put the jars in a canner, add water to cover them by 1\", and bring them to a boil; boil for 10 minutes.
Pack the jars with cucumbers, putting a good sprig or two of tarragon in each jar.
Add 2-3 cloves of garlic and the pepper; half of one if they are on the large side.
Make a brine of the vinegar, salt and water and pour over the cucumbers.
Seal with sterilized lids.
Set aside for 6 weeks in a cool dark spot before trying.