Sweet Gherkin Pickles

Jerkin’ Your Gherkin 

 

Picked fresh from the garden

We think that’s a bargain

Wash them and put them in brine

Salt water makes them fine

Overnight let them soak

Believe me it’s no joke

Cold cucumbers work best

Harder than all the rest

Slice them with some onion

Making pickles is fun

We’re in this heat working

Jerkin’ on the Gherkin

Sliced Sweet Gherkin Pickles Recipe

½ cup salt
2 quarts water

Combine and pour over cleaned whole cucumbers, let stand in fridge overnight.

1 qt cider vinegar
6 cups sugar

Combine following spices in cheese cloth and tie
1 tbsp whole allspice
1 tbsp whole cloves
½ tbsp celery seed
½ tbsp mustard seed
1 stick cinnamon (2” long)
1 bay leaf

Drain and rinse cucumbers and slice
4 cups small white onions
2 cups sliced carrots
12-16 cups slice cucumbers

Bring sugar and vinegar to a boil. Add spice bag and vegetables and return to boil. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes. Remove spice bag, pack vegetables in hot sterilized jars. Return syrup to boil and pour over vegetables. Process in hot boiling bath 5 minutes Yield 6-7 pints

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