Pickles - Dill Cucumbers (Maria Teresa Faria de Freitas) - Family de Freitas

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Pickles - Dill Cucumbers (Maria Teresa Faria de Freitas)
20-25 dill sized cucumbers
1/8 tsp powdered alum
1 clove garlic

3 qts water
2 heads dill
1 hot red pepper
1 qt vinegar
1 cup salt
Grape leaves
  1. Wash the cucumbers and let stand overnight in cold water.
  2. Pack into sterilised quart jars.
  3. To each quart, add alum, garlic, dill and red pepper.
  4. Combine vinegar, salt and water; bring to the boil.
  5. Fill the jars.
  6. Place a grape leaf in each jar and seal.

Makes 6-8 quarts depending on the size of the cucumbers.

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