Best Ever Dill Pickles

Total Time: 1009 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1008 hrs

Ingredients

• pickling cucumber
• 16 cups water
• 1 cup canning salt
• 6 cups vinegar
• 6 heads fresh dill, divided
• 3 teaspoons alum, divided
• 6 cloves peeled garlic, divided

Recipe

• 1 wash cucumbers and pack in sterilized quart jars with 1 fresh head of dill, 1/2 tsp powdered alum, and 1 garlic clove.
• 2 use 2 garlic cloves if they are small.
• 3 bring water, salt, and vinegar to a boil and pour immediately in jars, leaving 1/2 inch head space.
• 4 seal with sterile lids and let standin canner of boiling water, (but dont boil them) until cool.
• 5 let them cure for 6 weeks before using.