Sweet Gherkins
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Sweet Gherkins recipe
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 |
|
| ½ | cup |
mustard seeds
|
* |
Directions
Brine cukes: dissolve ½ 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.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 26g (0.9 oz)Amount per Serving
Calories 4022% of calories from fat
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 1g
1%
Saturated Fat 0g
1%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Sodium 8mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
34g
34%
Dietary Fiber 1g
5%
Sugars g
Protein
1g
Vitamin A 0%
•
Vitamin C 4%
Calcium 4%
•
Iron 4%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet
How is this calculated?
United States
I love this recipe but, the water is it to be heated or just tap water? I poured very hot water over my cukes, I hope I did the right thing!
almost 3 years agoPlease help, I’ve completed the recipe but on the final day, the crunch and sweetness are superb BUT my gherkins are rubbery. Please tell what went wrongthanks
almost 3 years agoI would recommend some Alum powder. It helps things keep thier crunch that are pickled.
about 2 years agoAlum is not FDA approved safe for humans
Mozambrooklyn
When do you take the bag with the spices out? Right after the first boil?
about 1 year agoJack
Why boil and cover pickles 3 times. essentially cooking them 3 times. Can't you just boil vinegar, 3 cups sugar and spices then simmer and jar the pickles?
9 months agoNot sure what the 3 separate boiling steps does.