Dill pickles

Dill pickles

Ingredients

  • 3 qts. water
  • 1 pint vinegar
  • ½ lb. salt
  • ½ Tsp Alum
  • Whole garlic
  • Dill

Directions

  1. Boil
  2. Wash Cukes - I do - pints 3 or 4 dill in each.
  3. some of the Alum put whole garlic in each can.
  4. Pour on hot water, etc + seal.

Temperature

  • Boil; hot water

Equipment

  • boiling vessel; pint canning containers

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Uncertain instruction concerning Alum and whole garlic: Wording appears to read “some of the Alum put,” but its syntax and recipe role remain unclear. Candidates: “some of the Alum put whole garlic in each can.”.

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