Sweet Gherkins
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Sweet Gherkins recipe
Ingredients
| 2 | quarts |
pickles, gherkins
1-2 inches long |
* |
| 710 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 0.9 | l |
vinegar
|
* |
| 30 | ml |
allspice
whole |
|
| 15 | ml |
celery seeds
|
|
| 30 | ml |
cinnamon sticks
broken |
* |
| 30 | ml |
cloves
whole |
|
| 118 | ml |
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.
3 months ago
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!
about 1 month ago
Please 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