Recipe from the Texas Co-Op Power cookbook:
1 gallon sliced dill pickles
5 cups sugar
3 tbsp crushed red pepper
1 tbsp Tabasco
6 cloves garlic, chopped
Drain pickles, then return pickles to jar. Pour other ingredients over pickles. Replace lid; let stand. They will quickly make juice again; turn several times a day for 7 days. Put in pint jar. Refrigerate. They will get crispy after refrigeration.