Spicy Refrigerator Dill Pickles Recipe

Ingredients

• 12 3 to 4 inch long pickling cucumbers
• 2 cups water
• 1.75 cups white vinegar
• 1.5 cups chopped fresh dill weed
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 8 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1.5 tablespoons coarse salt
• 1 tablespoon pickling spice
• 1.5 teaspoons dill seed
• 0.5 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste
• 4 sprigs fresh dill weed