Estregan Pickles

• 25 pickles (large, long ones)
• 1 stalk dried estregan
• 1 bunch of dill

Soak pickles in cold water twelve hours, or over night. Drain and wipe. Place over each layer of pickles two or three blossom-ends of dill, three or four one-half inch pieces of estregan (stalks and leaves), a few small piec