Mom's "bc" Pickles

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 36 -40 pickling cucumbers (3 to 3-1/2 inches, washed and scrubbed)
• 7 1/2 cups water
• 5 cups vinegar (5-6% acidity)
• 1/2 cup pickling salt
• 2 tablespoons pickling salt
• 6 heads fresh dill
• 6 slices onions, 1/2-inch thick
• 12 garlic cloves

Recipe

• 1 mix water, vinegar and both measures of salt in dutch oven; heat to boiling.
• 2 place a dill head, onion slice, and 2 garlic cloves in each of 6 hot quart jars.
• 3 pack cukes in jars, leaving 1/2-inch head space. cover with boiling brine, still leaving 1/2-inch head space.
• 4 wipe jar rims, seal, and process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes.