Home-Made Sweet Gherkin Pickles

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Roy McGregor

7 lbs cucumbers (1-½ inch or less)

½ cup canning or pickling salt

8 cups sugar

6 cups white vinegar (5 percent)

¾ teaspoons turmeric

2 teaspoons celery seeds

2 teaspoons whole mixed pickling spice

2 cinnamon sticks

½ teaspoon fennel (optional)

2 teaspoons vanilla (optional)

subheading: Equipment:

Jar grabber (to pick up the hot jars)

Lid lifter (I like the lid rack that holds 12 lids or you can pull them out one at a time with the lid-lifter that has a magnet from the almost-boiling water where you sanitize them. ($4 at Target, other big box stores, and often grocery stores; and available online - see this page)

Jar funnel ($5 at Target, other big box stores, and often grocery stores; and available online - see this page)

1 large pots; Nonstick ceramic coated pots for easy cleanup.

Large spoons and ladles,

1 water bath canner (a huge pot to sanitize the jars after filling (about $30 to $35 at mall kitchen stores, sometimes at big box stores and grocery stores.). Note: we sell many sizes and types of canners for all types of stoves and needs - see canning supplies

Pint canning jars (Ball or Kerr jars can be found at grocery stores, like Safeway, Publix, Kroger, grocery stores, even online - about $13 per dozen 8-ounce jars, more for quilted design or larger jars, including the lids and rings). Be sure to get wide mouth jars to fit the pickles in! Pint size works best!

Lids - thin, flat, round metal lids with a gum binder that seals them against the top of the jar. They may only be used once.

Rings - metal bands that secure the lids to the jars. They may be reused many times.

Directions at pickyourown.org

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