Crocked Dill Pickles
Ingredients
- 2 cup Kosher salt
- 2 quarts hot water
- 1 1/2 cup white vinegar
- 4 heads garlic
- 1-2 dozen cucumbers (freshly picked)
- about 1/2 lb fresh dill
Instructions
Put a thick layer of fresh dill in bottom of crock. Add clean, fresh picked cucumbers to fill crock more than half. Add 4 heads of garlic, peeled and broken into cloves. Cut some of the larger cloves in half. Add another layer of fresh dill. Dissolve 2 cups Kosher salt in about 2 quarts hot water. Pour this over cucumbers. Add about 1 1/2 cups white vinegar and enough cold water to cover dill. Press down with a clean rock on top of a plate. Cover crock and keep in a cook dark place. Check after 5 days and remove mold that forms on top. Add 1/2 cup more salt to top of plate under water. Check in a few days by feeling and observing color.