Gherkins/Pickles
Homemade Gherkins or Pickles
Gherkins/Pickles
Homemade Gherkins or Pickles
Servings Prep Time
3jars 30minutes
Passive Time
12hours
Servings Prep Time
3jars 30minutes
Passive Time
12hours
Instructions
  1. Wash all cucumbers and if necessary cut the ends. Put them in a big bowl, add the salt and the water. The cucumbers should be covered completely in the salt water. Let them sit over night.
  2. The next morning wash the cucumbers lightly. In a pan add the water and vinegar and bring to a boil. Meanwhile prepare the jars by washing them with boiling water. Add two tablespoons (per jar) of the spices and the cucumbers in the jars, they should sit ‘cheek to cheek’.
  3. When the water-vinegar is boiling, add the honey. It depends by the sweetness you want, add one or two tablespoons. Let it dissolve, then put out the fire.
  4. Now fill the vinegar-water-honey mixture into the jars. Fill them that the cucumbers are completely covered. Close them with the lid and let them cool out. They will go under vacuum.
Recipe Notes

The gherkins/pickles should sit at least one month before you open the first jar. The longer they sit, the better the taste. They will last at least for 6 months, if not more.

The same recipe is great for many other kinds of vegetables, alone or mixed.