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Sweet gherkins

Sweet gherkins
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Ingredients/Components

  • sugar - 8 c
  • vinegar
  • celery seed - 2 tsp
  • turmeric - 3/4 tsp
  • vanilla optional - 2 tsp
  • whole mixed pickling spice - 2 tsp
  • fennel optional - 1/2 tsp
  • about 7 lb - 5 qt
  • salt, pure granulated - 1/2 c
  • cinnamon sticks 1-inch pieces - 8 item

How to make sweet gherkins:

First Day: Morning - Wash cucumbers thoroughly; scrub with vegetable brush. Stem ends may be left on if desired. Drain cucumbers; place in a large container and cover with boiling water. Afternoon (6 to 8 hours later): Drain; cover with fresh, boiling water.

Second Day: Morning - Drain; cover with fresh, boiling water. Afternoon: Drain; add salt; cover with fresh, boiling water.

Third Day: Morning - Drain; prick cucumbers in several places with table fork. Make syrup of 3 cups of the sugar and 3 cups of the vinegar; add turmeric and spices. Heat to boiling and pour over cucumbers. (Cucumbers will be partially covered at this point.) Afternoon: Drain syrup into pan; add 2 cups of the sugar and 2 cups of the vinegar to syrup. Heat to boiling and pour over pickles.

Fourth Day: Morning - Drain syrup into pan; add 2 cups of the sugar and 1 cup of the vinegar to syrup. Heat to boiling and pour over pickles. Afternoon: Drain syrup into pan; add remaining 1 cup sugar and the vanilla to syrup; heat to boiling. Pack pickles into clean, hot pint jars and cover with boiling syrup to 1/2-inch from top of jar. Adjust jar lids. Process for 5 minutes in boiling water (start to count processing time as soon as water returns to boiling). Remove jars and complete seals if necessary. Set jars upright on a wire rack or folded towel to cool. Place them several inches apart.

Recipe categories: Time to make, Weeknight, Canning.

Rating:
Sweet gherkins
3.2
Average rating: 3.2 of 5, total votes: 9
Cook. Time: PT10H10M
Total Time: PT10H10M


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