If you are mixing your own, try 1/4 cup of brown sugar, 1 tbsp. of pink pickling salt, 1 bay leaf and 2 crushed garlic cloves. Add 1/2 tbsp. of the following: dill seeds, black peppercorns, allspice berries and dried thyme. Add 1/4 tbsp. of hot red pepper flakes, mustard seeds, coriander seeds, celery seeds, ground ginger and whole cloves.