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                           SWEET GHERKIN PICKLES
 
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 Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
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   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    7       lb           Cucumbers
                         -- (1-1/2 inch or less)
      1/2   c            Canning or pickling salt
    8       c            Sugar
    6       c            Vinegar (5 percent)
      3/4   ts           Turmeric
    2       ts           Celery seeds
    2       ts           Whole mixed pickling spice
    2                    Cinnamon sticks
      1/2   ts           Fennel (optional)
    2       ts           Vanilla (optional)
 
   Yield: 6 to 7 pints
   
   Procedure: Wash cucumbers. Cut 1/16-inch slice off
   blossom end and discard, but leave 1/4-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 1/4-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 and save the pickling syrup.
   Add another 2 cups each of sugar and vinegar and
   reheat to boil. Pour over pickles. On the fourth day,
   drain and save syrup. Add another 2 cups sugar and 1
   cup vinegar. Heat to boiling and pour over pickles.
   Drain and save pickling syrup 6 to 8 hours later. Add
   1 cup sugar and 2 tsp vanilla and heat to boiling.
   Fill sterile pint jars, with pickles and cover with
   hot syrup, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. For more
   information on sterilizing jars see “Jars and Lids”.
   Adjust lids and process according to the
   recommendations in Table 1, or use the low-temperature
   pasteurization treatment. (For more information see
   “Low-Temperature Pasteurization Treatment”.)
   
   Table 1. Recommended process time for Sweet Gherkin
   Pickles in a boiling-water canner.
   
   Style of Pack: Raw.  Jar Size: Pints.
   Process Time at Altitudes of 0 - 1,000 ft: 5 min.
                          1,001 - 6,000 ft: 10 min.
                            Above 6,000 ft: 15 min.
   
   ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ  ÿ * USDA Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 539
   (rev. 1994) * Meal-Master format courtesy of Karen
   Mintzias
  
 
 
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