Dilled Onion Rings

For medium onions, sliced

1 gallon water

1 cup salt

2 tablespoons powdered alum

1 cup white vinegar

12 peppercorns

1 teaspoon dill seed

1 clove garlic

Day or two before, so onions into quarts of the water with salt, for one hour.

Drain; rinse. Soak onions in remaining water with a alum for two to three hours.

Drain; rinse thoroughly. Pack onions into quart jars; add remaining ingredients.