sweet gherkins by eddie
This was Moms recipe I helped her make these many times I hope they turn out like Moms did
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method
Canning/Preserving
yield
8 quarts or 16 pints
Ingredients
- 5 quarts cucumbers 1 1/2 to 3 inches long
- 8 cups granulated sugar divided
- 1/2 cup pickling salt
- 6 cups distilled white vinegar divided
- 1 teaspoon turmeric, ground
- 2 teaspoons celery seed
- 2 teaspoons pickling spice
- 8 - pieces cinnamon sticks 1 inch piece
How To Make sweet gherkins by eddie
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Step 1Day One: 1, Wash cucumbers, remove blossom, use smallest first. I2. In the afternoon, place cucumbers in a large bowl and cover with boiling water, let stand six hours to overnight.
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Step 2Day Two: 1. In the morning , drain cucumbers and cover with fresh boiling water. 2. in the afternoon drain cucumbers add salt, cover with fresh boiling water.
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Step 3Day three 1: 1. In the morning drain cucumbers, Prick with a fork. Combine 3 cups of the sugar, three cups of the vinegar, herbs and spices, heat to the boiling point and pour over the cucumbers.
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Step 4Day Three 2 : 1. In the afternoon , drain syrup mixture into a large pan, add 2 more cups sugar and 2 more cups of the vinegar. Heat to boiling point and pour over cucumbers let stand.
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Step 5Day Four 1: 1 In the morning,drain syrup mixture into a large pan add 2 cups of the sugar and 1 cup of the vinegar. Heat to boiling point and pour over pickles
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Step 6Forth day 2: 1. In the afternoon, prepare jars , drain syrup mixture off pickles into a large pan add the remaining 1 cup of sugar to the syrup heat to boiling. 2. Pack pickles into clean , hot jars cover with syrup leaving1/2 inch head space seal . Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes.
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