Crocked Dill Pickles

To satisfy their taste for sour foods, the quantity of cucumbers grown in Ukraine is startling—for come late summer it is pickle-making time! Every Ukrainian household has their own recipe for pickle-making. My recipe yields crunchy dill pickles that are ready to eat in two days and will keep one week in your refrigerator, with the flavor becoming stronger the longer the cucumbers sit in the brine. I use an old stone crock to hold my cucumbers, but a one-gallon jar with a wide mouth or an e