CHERRY LEAF PICKLES

Ingredients:

• Cucumbers
• 1 cup salt
• 5 quarts boiled water
• Cherry leaves and dill
• Mixed spices
• 1 cup vinegar
• 1½ cups sugar

Instructions:

1. Pour hot salty water over cucumbers. Add cherry leaves and dill. Let stand for about 10 days.
2. Wipe cucumbers, cut crosswise, and pack in jars with cherry leaves.
3. Boil vinegar and sugar for 15 minutes. Pour hot syrup over cucumbers in jars and seal.