sweet gerkins

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Private Recipe by

Russ Myers

@Beegee1947

Necedah, WI

This is one of those little tidbits of which you cannot just eat one. A jar of these in our refrigerator will only last about two weeks This is another of those recipes which I do not know where it originated but we have been using it for many years.

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(3 ratings)

yield 7 / 9 Pints

method Canning/Preserving

Ingredients For sweet gerkins

5 qt

pickling cucumbers, 1 1/2 to 3 inches long
1/2 c

pickling salt
8 c

granulated sugar (divided)
6 c

distilled white vinegar (divided)
3/4 tsp

turmeric, ground
2 tsp

celery seeds
2 tsp

pickling spices
8

pieces cinnamon sticks cut into 1 inch pieces
1/2 tsp

fennel seeds (optional but good)
1 tsp

vanilla extract (optional but good)

How To Make sweet gerkins

1
Wash cucumbers, remove blossom ends. Use the smallest you can find

2
FIRST DAY: 3:00 in the afternoon, place cucumbers in a large bowl and cover with boiling water; let stand 6 hours or overnight
3
SECOND DAY: 5:00 in the morning, drain cucumbers and cover with fresh boiling water. Let stand for 6 hours. 6:00 in the afternoon, drain cucumbers; add salt; cover with fresh boiling water.
4
THIRD DAY; 8:00 in the morning, drain cucumbers, prick with a fork. Combine 3 cups of the sugar, 3 cups of the vinegar, herbs, and spices (except vanila extract) in a pan. Heat to boiling point and pour over cucumbers. 9:00 in the evening, drain syrup mixture into a large pan; add 2 cups of the sugar and 2 more cups of the vinegar. Heat to boiling and pour over the cucumbers. Cover and let stand.
5
FOURTH DAY: 11:00 in the morning, drain syrup into a large pan; add 2 cups of the sugar and 1 cup of the vinegar. Heat to boiling and pour over pickles. 12:00 Noon, prepare jars. Drain syrup mixture off pickles into a large pan; add remaining 1 cup of sugar and the vanilla extract (if using) to the syrup; heat to boiling. Pack pickles into clean, hot jars; cover with hot syrup leaving 1/2 inch head space; seal. Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes.
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