How Do You Make Sweet Gherkin Pickles?
• Wash cucumbers. Cut 1/16-inch slices off blossom ends and discard, but leave ¼ inch of stem attached. Place cucumbers in large container and cover with boiling water. Loading… • Six to 8 hours later,and on the second day, drain and cover with 6 quarts of fresh boiling water containing ¼ cup salt. On the third day, drain and prick cucumbers with a table fork. • Combine and bring to boil 3 cups vinegar, 3 cups sugar, turmeric, and spices. Pour over cucumbers. Six to 8 hours later, drain the pickling syrup into a saucepan. • Add 2 cups each of sugar and vinegar to the syrup and reheat to boil. Pour over pickles. On the fourth day, drain the syrup into a saucepan. Add another 2 cups sugar and 1 cup vinegar. • Heat to boiling and pour over pickles. Six to 8 hours later, drain the pickling syrup into a saucepan. Add 1 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla to syrup and heat to boiling. • Fill sterile pint jars with pickles and cover with hot syrup, leaving ½-inch headspace. Adjust lids and pr
• Wash cucumbers. Cut 1/16-inch slices off blossom ends and discard, but leave ¼ inch of stem attached. Place cucumbers in large container and cover with boiling water. • Six to 8 hours later,and on the second day, drain and cover with 6 quarts of fresh boiling water containing ¼ cup salt. On the third day, drain and prick cucumbers with a table fork. • Combine and bring to boil 3 cups vinegar, 3 cups sugar, turmeric, and spices. Pour over cucumbers. Six to 8 hours later, drain the pickling syrup into a saucepan. • Add 2 cups each of sugar and vinegar to the syrup and reheat to boil. Pour over pickles. On the fourth day, drain the syrup into a saucepan. Add another 2 cups sugar and 1 cup vinegar. • Heat to boiling and pour over pickles. Six to 8 hours later, drain the pickling syrup into a saucepan. Add 1 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla to syrup and heat to boiling. • Fill sterile pint jars with pickles and cover with hot syrup, leaving ½-inch headspace. Adjust lids and process using
