Bring vinegar and water to boil. Add salt. In hot sterilized jars put in bottom: 2 teaspoons dill seed, 1/4 teaspoon alum, 1 ... boiling jars should seal.
Wash cucumbers. Let stand in cold water. Pack in hot sterilized jars. To each quart, add above amount alum, garlic, dill, red pepper. Combine salt, ... jar. Seal. 6-8 quarts.