Dill Pickles

Directions

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   Make a brine
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   of 1/2 cup of salt to 1 gallon of water. Pour over
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   whole
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   cucumbers
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   (leave a little stem on them) and soak overnight. Pack
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   in
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   sterilized jars with a head of dill in the bottom and a head
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   of
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   dill on the top.
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    Add a pinch of alum the size of a
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    bean.
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    Grape
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    or
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    cherry
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    leaves make them greener. Bring to a boil
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    2 quarts water, 1 quart vinegar and 1 cup salt. Pour over
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    cucumbers
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    and
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    seal.
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    (For 1 quart of pickles, use 1 cup water, 1/2 cup vinegar and 2 tablespoons of salt.) May process in boiling
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    water bath for 20 minutes for quarts and 10 minutes for pints. (I don't usually do this.)