Crock Pickles

Directions

1. 1
   Place bread on bottom of 2-gallon crock.
2. 2
   Cut onion into 4 pieces and put into crock. Fold up dill and put into crock.
3. 3
   Wash cucumbers.
4. 4
   Section each into 4 pieces but not all the way through.
5. 5
   Layer cucumbers in crock on top of bread, dill and onion.
6. 6
   Mix vinegar, water, salt and sugar.
7. 7
   Cook until sugar dissolves.
8. 8
   Cool to lukewarm.
9. 9
   Pour over cucumbers until covered. Top with a plate and a stone weight so pickles do not get mushy. Let set at room temperature for a few days.
10. 10
    Test taste pickles. After they have reached desired taste, remove pickles from crock. Can be refrigerated.