Hot Sweet Pickles

Ingredients

• 1 quart whole dill pickles, cut into slices with 1 cup pickle juice saved
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 3 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
• 1/4 cup Tabasco sauce (or more to taste)
• 3 garlic cloves (optional)

Instructions

1. Add vinegar to the 1 cup pickle juice.
2. Stir sugar into the liquids until dissolved.
3. Put sliced pickles into a jar, and pour the mixture over.
4. Cover with lid and refrigerate for several days.