3 c. vinegar
3 c. water
1/4 c. salt

Boil together. Put into jars one clove garlic, hot pepper, a small amount of alum, dill weed or 1/2 tsp dill seed. Cook bamboo for 25 minutes. After it begins to boil cool in ice water, fill jars with bamboo. Pour hot vinegar into jars; seal. Boil five minutes in a hot water bath to seal.