Recipe

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• 25 gherkins
• 100 g salt
• 1 liter water ( brine)
• 600 ml white vinegar
• 1 tbsp pickling spices (storebought )

• 1 ingredients.
• 2 small dill cucumbers.
• 3 brine, using 225 g salt to each 2 litres water.
• 4 spiced vinegar.
• 5 method.
• 6 Place the gherkins in a saucepan, and cover with the brine.
• 7 Bring nearly to boiling point. Do not actually boil, but simmer for 10 minutes.
• 8 Drain and leave until cold, then pack into (clean ,dry warmed jars) jars, and cover with spiced vinegar, preferably aromatic.
• 9 Spiced vinegar.
• 10 Place the vinegar and Pickling Spice in a saucepan. Bring to the boil, boil a minute or so and remove from the heat.
• 11 You can pack and pour the vinegar when it cools if you prefer and use vinegar covers. I pour the vinegar on while still hot and seal straight away,( using mason jars, warm the jars first !).