Pickle Barrel Dills
["75 to 100 small to medium pickling cukes, washed", "2 to 3 Tbsp. pickling spice, cloves removed", "1 gal. water", "1 c. pickling salt", "5 cloves garlic", "2 sprigs fresh dill weed or 1 tsp. dill seed"]
["Bring water to boil and dissolve salt in it.", "Let water cool. In bottom of large wide mouth 5 gallon crock, jar or jug, place dill, spices and garlic.", "(A 1 gallon jar will hold about 15 pickles.)", "Pack cucumbers into scalded container and pour brine over them.", "Place a plate over the jar to keep pickles from floating.", "Stored at about 85\u00b0, pickles will be at the new stage in about 1 week, at half sour to sour stage in about 2 weeks to 20 days.", "At colder temps, curing will take longer.", "These are like the old fashioned \"General Store\" barrel pickles."]
["pickling cukes", "pickling spice", "water", "pickling salt", "garlic", "dill"]