Dixie'S Dill Pickles

Directions

1. 1
   Take clean quart canning jars and place 1 bunch fresh dill, 1 clove fresh garlic, 1 hot pepper (more if you like hotter pickles) and slice of onion (if desired) into each jar.
2. 2
   Pack fresh green cucumbers into jars.
3. 3
   Bring brine (vinegar, water, salt and alum) to a boil and cover pickles.
4. 4
   Seal with hot, scalded lid and screw band firmly tight.
5. 5
   If mine seal, I don't hot water bath them.
6. 6
   If they don't seal overnight, I hot water bath them 15 minutes.