Czech Dill Pickles

Ingredients:

2 cloves garlic

1 dill head and stem

3 grape leaves

1 small horseradish leaf

3 cherry leaves

1 gallon water

1 cup salt

Brine for pickles:

1/2 cup pickling salt

1 gallon water

Cucumbers

Cooking Instructions:

Split cucumbers and put in brine for 3 days to get crisp. Refrigerate in hot weather. Place garlic, dill, and leaves in bottom of a 2 quart fruit jar. Fill with whole or sliced cucumbers. Bring to a boil water and salt. Pour hot over cucumbers in warm jars. Seal with lids. Test if they are tight. They may run over, but will seal themselves again while aging.

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