Crock Dills

 

 

Basic brine

 

   1 gallon of water

 

   1/2 cup salt

 

   1 cup cider vinegar

 

 

Wash cucumbers...sterilize the inside of the crock with boiling water.

 

Put a layer of grape leaves (or cherry) than a layer of cukes...than three stalks of dill (seeds and all).  Repeat with cukes and dill until you are near to the top of the crock.  Finish with dill and more grape leaves.  Pour the brine in to crock.  Weigh cukes down until submerged (a bag of the brine as a weight would be good).

 

**Grape leaves supply alum to make the pickles crisp.