Ingredientes para Sweet Gherkin Pickles
- 2 pounds pickling cucumbers
- Pickling Salt
- 8 cups (1600g) sugar
- 7 cups (1650ml) white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- Celery Seeds
- Whole Mixed Pickling Spices
- Cinnamon Sticks
- Fennel
- Vanilla
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Cómo preparar Sweet Gherkin Pickles
- Wash 2 pounds of pickling cucumbers thoroughly.
- Cut a 1/16-inch slice off the blossom end of each cucumber and discard. Leave 1/4-inch of stem attached.
- Place cucumbers in a large container and cover with boiling water. Let stand for 6-8 hours.
- Drain cucumbers and cover with 6 quarts of fresh boiling water containing 1/4 cup (60g) salt. Let stand for 24 hours.
- Drain cucumbers and cover with 6 quarts of fresh boiling water containing 1/4 cup (60g) salt. Let stand for 24 hours.
- Drain cucumbers and prick each cucumber several times with a table fork.
- In a large saucepan, combine 3 cups (700ml) white vinegar, 3 cups (600g) sugar, 1 teaspoon ground turmeric, 1 tablespoon mustard seeds, 1 teaspoon celery seeds, 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns, and 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil.
- Pour the boiling pickling syrup over the cucumbers. Let stand for 6-8 hours.
- Drain cucumbers and reserve the pickling syrup.
- Add another 2 cups (400g) sugar and 2 cups (470ml) white vinegar to the reserved syrup. Bring to a boil.
- Pour the boiling syrup over the pickles. Let stand for 24 hours.
- Drain cucumbers and reserve the syrup.
- Add 2 cups (400g) sugar and 1 cup (235ml) white vinegar to the reserved syrup. Bring to a boil.
- Pour the boiling syrup over the pickles. Let stand for 6-8 hours.
- Drain cucumbers and reserve the syrup.
- Add 1 cup (200g) sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract to the reserved syrup. Bring to a boil.
- Fill sterile pint jars with pickles, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Pour hot syrup over pickles, leaving 1/2-inch headspace.
- Adjust lids and process using a low-temperature pasteurization method (detailed instructions available at [insert safe link to USDA guidelines for low-temperature pasteurization]). Alternatively, follow standard canning procedures for processing pickles.
Nutrition Information (Approximate per serving)
Sodium
393 g
Sugar
1101g
Fat
1g
Carbs
95g
