Kosher Dill Pickles

Ingredients:
- 4 qt. medium cukes
- 4 c. vinegar
- 1 c. salt
- 3 qt. water
- 4 sprigs dill
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 piece red pepper

Directions:
- Sterilize the jars for 5 minutes.
- Wash pickling cukes. Let stand in
- water
- for
- 2
- hours.
- Put
- 2
- sprigs of dill in bottom of	quart
- jar.
- Pack
- cukes
- in
- jar.
- Add 2 pieces of garlic and a
- piece
- of red pepper.
- On top of each jar, put 2 sprigs of dill and a sprinkle of alum.
- Combine vinegar, salt and water and bring
- to a boil.
- Fill jars and seal.
- Makes 7 quarts.