Pickled Chile Spread

combine sugar, vinegar, salt, dill seed, mustard seed, and garlic in a small saucepan heat and stir, over a medium flame, to dissolve sugar stir in chiles, remove from heat, and allow to cool cover and chill for 4-24 hours sieve and press gently to drain well combine cream cheese and sieved chile mixture in a food processor process until smooth pack into a small plastic-lined gelatin mold chill until firm invert onto a serving platter serve slightly chilled or at room temperature with assorted crackers, breads, and/or toasts to the side