Ingredients

1 Gallon medium-sized cucumbers
water to cover
Fresh dill heads
Garlic cloves
10 Cup water
2/3 Cup pickling salt
4 Cup vinegar
1/4 Teaspoon powdered alum

Instructions

Wash cucumbers and soak overnight in cold water in refrigerator. Drain cucumbers and pack into clean jars. Place a head of fresh dill and a clove of garlic in each jar. Make a brine of the 10 cups of water, pickling salt, vinegar and alum. Bring to a boil and pour into jars. seal jars. Process for 5 minutes in boiling water bath.