Sweet Gherkins

4 days Prep: 30 minutes Cook: 4 days

402 calories per serving view nutrition facts

6 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

2	quarts	pickles, gherkins	1-2 inches long
3	cups	sugar
1	quart	vinegar
2	tablespoons	allspice	whole
1	tablespoon	celery seeds
2	tablespoons	cinnamon sticks	broken
2	tablespoons	cloves	whole
1/2	cup	white mustard seeds

Directions

Brine cukes: dissolve 1/2 cup salt in 2 quarts water, pour the solution over cukes, and let stand for 24 hours in a cool place.

Drain.

Put the cukes in a clean crock.

Dissolve 1 cup of the sugar in the vinegar and add spices tied in a bag.

Bring the vinegar to a boil.

Pour the boiling hot syrup over the cukes.

Next day, drain off syrup and add 1 cup sugar, bring to a rolling boil.

Pour the boiling hot syrup over the cukes.

Repeat the next day adding the last cup of sugar.

Next day, drain the syrup from the pickles and pack the pickles into scalded jars.

Heat the syrup to a rolling boil and fill the jars.

Remove air bubbles.

Add more syrup if necessary.

1/8" head space.

10 minutes boiling water bath.

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Pickles

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 105g

Amount per Serving

Calories 402 2% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.0g	1%
Saturated Fat 0.0g	1%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 8mg	0%
Total Carbohydrate 103.0g	34%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g	5%
Sugars 100.0g
Protein 0.0g	1%

Vitamin A	0%		Vitamin C	4%
Calcium	4%		Iron	4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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