Sweet Gerkins Recipe
Yield: 8 servingsRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
1/2 cup: Salt,
8 cup: Sugar,
6 cup: Vinegar,
3/4 tbsp: Turmeric,
5 lbs: Cucumbers, 3" long or less
2 tsp: Celery seed,
2 tsp: Mixed pickling spices,
8: 1" pieces cinnamon sticks,
1/2 tsp: Fennel,
Salt,
Directions:
Contributed to the echo by: Janice Norman Sweet Gerkins These pickles
take 4 days to make. The cucumber stems need not be removed. Wash the
cucumbers, place them in a kettle and cover with boiling water. About
6 hours later, drain and cover with fresh boiling water. Allow to
stand overnight and repeat process. After 6 hours, has been added.
Let stand overnight. Drain and prick cucumbers 3 times with a sharp
table fork. Mix 3 cups sugar and 3 cups vinegar, add spices, bring to
a boil and pour over cucumbers. Six hours later, drain the syrup into
a kettle, add 2 cups of sugar and 2 cups of vinegar, bring to a boil
and pour the cucumbers again. Let stand overnight. In the morning,
drain the syrup into the kettle, add 2 cups sugar and 1 cup vinegar,
bring to a boil and pour over cucumbers. Six hours later, drain off
the syrup once more, add one last cup of sugar and bring to a boil.
Pcak cucumbers into clean, hot jars and cover with the syrup to
with-in 1/2-inch of the top. Place jars in boiling water and process
for 5 minutes after the water comes to a boil.
Makes 7 - 8 pints
Source from luhu.jp
take 4 days to make. The cucumber stems need not be removed. Wash the
cucumbers, place them in a kettle and cover with boiling water. About
6 hours later, drain and cover with fresh boiling water. Allow to
stand overnight and repeat process. After 6 hours, has been added.
Let stand overnight. Drain and prick cucumbers 3 times with a sharp
table fork. Mix 3 cups sugar and 3 cups vinegar, add spices, bring to
a boil and pour over cucumbers. Six hours later, drain the syrup into
a kettle, add 2 cups of sugar and 2 cups of vinegar, bring to a boil
and pour the cucumbers again. Let stand overnight. In the morning,
drain the syrup into the kettle, add 2 cups sugar and 1 cup vinegar,
bring to a boil and pour over cucumbers. Six hours later, drain off
the syrup once more, add one last cup of sugar and bring to a boil.
Pcak cucumbers into clean, hot jars and cover with the syrup to
with-in 1/2-inch of the top. Place jars in boiling water and process
for 5 minutes after the water comes to a boil.
Makes 7 - 8 pints
Source from luhu.jp
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