Sweet Garlic Dills - cooking recipe

Ingredients

12 lbs small pickling cucumbers
16 large garlic cloves
16 teaspoons dill seeds or 16 teaspoons fresh dill, heads
2 teaspoons celery seeds
Brine
12 cups white vinegar
4 cups water
3 cups sugar
1 cup pickling salt
1/2 teaspoon turmeric

Preparation

Combine vinegar, water, sugar, salt and turmeric in a sauce pan and bring to a boil.
Cut a thin slice from the ends of each cucumber.
Cut cucumbers lengthwise into quarters.
Place 1 clove garlic, 1 tsp dill seeds (or one head of fresh) and a pinch of celery seed into each jar.
Pack in cucumbers.
Pour boiling vinegar mixture over cucumbers to within 1/2 inch of rim (head space).
Process 10 minutes for 500 ml jars and 15 minutes for 1 litre jars as directed in the canning section.
Allow to age for at least a year in a dark place.