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Sweet gherkins

Sweet gherkins

Sweet gherkins
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Ingredients/Components

  • about 7 lb - 5 qt
  • salt - 1/2 c
  • turmeric - 3/4 tsp
  • celery seed - 2 tsp
  • mixed pickling spice - 2 tsp
  • 1-inch pieces stick cinnamon - 8 item
  • fennel optional - 1/2 tsp
  • vinegar - 6 c
  • honey - 4 c
  • vanilla optional - 2 tsp

How to make sweet gherkins:

First Day: Wash cucumbers thoroughly and drain. Place in large container and cover with boiling water. Six to 8 hours later, drain and cover with fresh boiling water.

Second Day: Drain and cover with fresh boiling water. Several hours later, drain and add salt and cover with fresh boiling water.

Third Day: Drain. Prick cucumbers in several places with fork. Add turmeric and spices to 3 cups vinegar and bring to boil. Add 1 1/2 cups honey. Pour over cucumbers. A few hours later, drain syrup into pan and add 2 cups vinegar. Bring to boil. Add 1 cup honey. Pour syrup over pickles.

Fourth Day: Drain syrup into pan and add 1/2 cup vinegar to syrup. Heat to boiling. Add 1 cup honey and pour over pickles. Later drain syrup into pan. Add remaining 1/2 cup vinegar and 1/2 cup honey, plus vanilla, if you're using it. Bring to quick boil. Pack pickles into clean, hot pint jars. Cover with boiling syrup, leaving 1/4-inch head space. Adjust seals and process for 5 minutes in boiling water bath. Yields 7 pints.

Recipe categories: Time to make, Weeknight, Canning.

Rating:
Sweet gherkins
3.7
Average rating: 3.7 of 5, total votes: 9
Cook. Time: PT10H10M
Total Time: PT10H10M


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